1 Kings 20:1

Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

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WEBBE

Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

BSB

Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

KJV

And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

ASV

And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

BBE

Now Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got all his army together, and thirty-two kings with him, and horses and carriages of war; he went up and made war on Samaria, shutting it in.

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וּבֶן־ u·ven- and Ben H1130 הֲדַד ha·dad Hadad H1130 מֶלֶךְ־ me·lekh- [the] king of H4428 אֲרָם 'a·ram Aram H758 קָבַץ ka·vatz he gathered H6908 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 חֵילוֹ chei·lo army his H2428 וּשְׁלֹשִׁים u·she·lo·shim and thirty H7970 וּשְׁנַיִם u·she·na·yim and two H8147 מֶלֶךְ me·lekh king[s] H4428 אִתּוֹ 'i·to [were] with him H854 וְסוּס ve·sus and horse[s] H5483 וָרָכֶב va·ra·khev and chariotry H7393 וַיַּעַל vai·ya·'al and he went up H5927 וַיָּצַר vai·ya·tzar and he laid siege H6696 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 שֹׁמְרוֹן sho·me·ron Samaria H8111 וַיִּלָּחֶם vai·yi·la·chem and he fought H3898 בָּהּ bah against it H9034

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–11

Benhadad sent Ahab a very insolent demand. Ahab sent a very disgraceful submission; sin brings men into such straits, by putting them out of the Divine protection. If God do not rule us, our enemies shall: guilt dispirits men, and makes them cowards. Ahab became desperate. Men will part with their most pleasant things, those they most love, to save their lives; yet they lose their souls rather than part with any pleasure or interest to prevent it. Here is one of the wisest sayings that ever Ahab spake, and it is a good lesson to all. It is folly to boast of any day to come, since we know not what it may bring forth. Apply it to our spiritual conflicts. Peter fell by self-confidence. Happy is the man who is never off his watch.

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Ben-hadad SyriaSamaria

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ChariotSiegeConfederacies

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.