1 Kings 20:18

And he sayde, Whether they be come out for peace, take them aliue: or whether they bee come out to fight, take them yet aliue.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

17So the seruants of the princes of the prouinces went out first: and Ben-hadad sent out, and they shewed him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.

19So they came out of the citie, to wit, the seruants of the princes of the prouinces, and the hoste which followed them.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:3Speake no more presumptuously: let not arrogancie come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him enterprises are established.

1 Samuel 17:44And the Philistim sayd to Dauid, Come to me, and I will giue thy flesh vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beastes of the field.

Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of a man is hautie, and before glory goeth lowlines.

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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