1 Kings 20:2
“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city,.... Who there remained, and attempted not to go forth and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It may be supposed that a considerable time had passed in the siege, that the city had been reduced to an extremity, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 20:1-11
Here is, I. The threatening descent which Ben-hadad made upon Ahab's kingdom, and the siege he laid to Samaria, his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he sent messengers Sending first, no doubt, as Josephus explains, a herald to ask that his ambassadors might be received…