1 Kings 22:31
And the king of Syria had commanded the two and thirty captains of the chariots, saying: You shall not fight against any, small or great, but against the king of Israel only.
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1 Samuel 30:2And had taken the women captives that were in it, both little and great: and they had not killed any person, but had carried them with them, and went on their way.
1 Kings 20:1And Benadad, king of Syria, gathered together all his host, and there were two and thirty kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and going up, he fought against Samaria, and besieged it.
1 Kings 20:24Do thou therefore this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead:
1 Kings 20:42And he said to him: Thus saith the Lord: Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a mall worthy of death, thy life shall be for his life, and thy people for his people.
Jeremiah 16:6Both the great and the little shall die in the land: they shall not be buried nor lamented, and men shall not cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:30-41
Ahab's Death. ( b. c. 897.) 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to pass, when the… Read the whole commentary →