1 Kings 20:9
“Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Wherefore he sent unto the messengers of Benhadad,.... Upon the advice the elders had given him, and encouraged thereby,…
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
Tell my lord the king The LXX. says -your lord". The Hebrew accords better with the generally submissive conduct of Ahab…