1 Kings 20:17

And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

In Context

16They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

18“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:19Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,

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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