1 Kings 20:32
“So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live . And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads,.... Signifying they came to surrender themselves…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ben-hadad is now as humble as Ahab had been a year before 1Ki 20:9. He professes himself the mere “slave” of his…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thy servant Ben-hadad - See the vicissitude of human affairs! A little before he was the haughtiest of all tyrants, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 20:31-43
Here is an account of what followed upon the victory which Israel obtained over the Syrians.
I. Ben-hadad's tame and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Is he yet alive? heis my brother Ahab could not know whether Ben-hadad had perished under the falling wall, but as soon…
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