Bible Commentary

And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not [unto him], nor consent. 8. Hearken not unto him, nor consent ] The R.V. omits the needless italics and reads neither instead of nor. The shorter the form of such a decision the better and more natural. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:8”

Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. 7. called all the elders … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:7”

Yet I will send my servants unto thee tomorrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put [it] in their hand, and take [it] away. 6. to-morrow about this time ] The imperious victor … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:6”

And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; 5. Although I have sent unto thee ] The R.V. translates I sent indeed unto thee, and begins the 6th verse with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:5”

And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I have. 4. according to thy saying ] The R.V. inserts It is before these words and thus brings out the division of the verse as marked in the Hebrew. The order of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:4”

Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine. 3. even the goodliest ] These words are omitted in the LXX. The claim laid to the wives and children would in Oriental eyes amount to a deposition of the monarch, or a deprivation of his royal … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:3”

And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 2. he sent messengers ] Sending first, no doubt, as Josephus explains, a herald to ask that his ambassadors might be received to explain his demands. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges It may … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:2”

And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and [there were] thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. Ch. 1Ki 20:1-12. Ben-hadad king of Syria besieges Samaria. His messages to Ahab (Not in Chronicles) 1. In the LXX. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 20:1”

And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. 21. And he returned back from [R.V. from following ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:21”

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 20. kiss my father and my mother ] He was sensible that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 19:20”