1 Kings 20:34

And 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

In Context

33Now, 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.

35And, a certain man of the sons of the prophets, said unto his neighbour, by the word of Yahweh—Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:8And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive,—but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword.

1 Kings 15:20So Ben-hadad hearkened unto King Asa, and sent the generals of the forces which he had, against the cities of Israel, and smote Iyyohn [Ijon], and Dan, and Abel-beth-maacah,—and all Chinneroth, against all the land of Naphtali.

1 Kings 22:31Now, the king of Syria, had commanded the captains of chariots which he had, thirty and two, saying, Ye shall not fight with small or great,—save with the king of Israel alone.

2 Chronicles 18:30Now, the king of Syria, had commanded the captains of chariots which he had, saying, Ye shall not fight, with small [or] with great,—save with the king of Israel, alone.

Isaiah 26:10Let favour be shewed to the lawless, he hath not learned righteousness, In a land of honest dealings, he acteth perversely,—And seeth not the splendour of Yahweh.

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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