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1 Kings 20:1 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 20 · verse 1
And Benhadad 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.1 Kings 20:1 · King James Version
1 Kings 20:1 in context
1And Benhadad 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.
2And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
3Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BenhadadBen-HădadBen-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kingsH1130 →
- gatheredqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- chariotsrekeba vehicleH7393 →
- besiegedtsûwrto crampH6696 →
- thirtyshᵉlôwshîymthirtyH7970 →
- horsesçûwça horseH5483 →
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Here is, I. The threatening descent which Ben-hadad made upon Ahab's kingdom, and the siege he laid to Samaria, his royal city, Kg1 20:1. What the ground of the quarrel was we are not told; covetousness and ambition were the principle, which would never want some pretence or other.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-11