1 Kings 20:18

וַיֹּאמֶר אִם ־ לְשָׁלוֹם יָצָאוּ תִּפְשׂוּם חַיִּים וְאִם לְמִלְחָמָה יָצָאוּ חַיִּים תִּפְשֽׂוּם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

17וַיֵּצְאוּ נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָה וַיִּשְׁלַח בֶּן ־ הֲדַד וַיַּגִּידוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים יָצְאוּ מִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן ׃

19וְאֵלֶּה יָצְאוּ מִן ־ הָעִיר נַעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת וְהַחַיִל אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:3אַל ־ תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ גְּבֹהָה גְבֹהָה יֵצֵא עָתָק מִפִּיכֶם כִּי אֵל דֵּעוֹת יְהוָה ולא נִתְכְּנוּ עֲלִלֽוֹת ׃

1 Samuel 17:44וַיֹּאמֶר הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי אֶל ־ דָּוִד לְכָה אֵלַי וְאֶתְּנָה אֶת ־ בְּשָׂרְךָ לְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְבֶהֱמַת הַשָּׂדֶֽה ׃ ס

Proverbs 18:12לִפְנֵי ־ שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֵב ־ אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה ׃

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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