He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
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He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive; or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.
And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 12–21
The proud Syrians were beaten, and the despised Israelites were conquerors. The orders of the proud, drunken king disordered his troops, and prevented them from attacking the Israelites. Those that are most secure, are commonly least courageous. Ahab slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. God often makes one wicked man a scourge to another.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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