1 Kings 20:17

The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria city”!

Translation for Translators

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 started to attack at noon, while Ben-Hadad and the other rulers were getting drunk in their temporary shelters.

18He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:19The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack the Syrian army, and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed 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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