1 Kings 20:3
“Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thy silver and thy gold is mine,.... Not of right, but reckoning it as good as in his hands, Ahab not being able to…
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
even the goodliest These words are omitted in the LXX. The claim laid to the wives and children would in Oriental eyes…