1 Kings 20:18

And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”

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In The King James Version

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

In Context

17Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”

19Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:3Do not continue speaking of great things, boasting. Let what is old depart from your mouth. For the Lord is the God of knowledge, and thoughts are prepared for him.

1 Samuel 17:44And he said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.”

Proverbs 18:12The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:13-22

Ben-hadad's Defeat. ( b. c. 900.) 12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. 13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord . 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he… Read the whole commentary →

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