1 Kings 20:33

Now, the men, could divine, so they hastened to let him confirm the word of his own accord, and they said,—Thy brother, is Ben-hadad! He said therefore,—Go fetch him. So Ben-hadad came forth unto him, and he made him come up unto him on his chariot.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.

In Context

32So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and [put] ropes about their heads, and came in unto the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant, Ben-hadad, saith,—Let my soul live, I pray thee. And he said,—Is he yet alive? My brother, he is.

34And he said unto him—The cities which my father took from thy father, will I restore, and, bazaars, shalt thou make thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. So then, I, with this covenant, will let thee go. So he solemnised with him a covenant, and let him go.

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:13As the cold of snow in the day of harvest, is a faithful messenger to them who send him,—when, the life of his masters, he restoreth.

Acts 8:31And, he, said—How indeed should be able—unless someone shall guide me? And he called upon Philip, to come up and sit with him.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:32-43

31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men did diligently observe… Read the whole commentary →

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