1 Kings 20:18 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 20:18

“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”

BSB

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ASV

And he said, Whether they are come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they are come out for war, take them alive.

KJV

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he said, whether they be come out for peace,.... To propose terms of peace: take them alive; make them prisoners, which was contrary to the laws of nations: or whether they be come out for war, take them alive; he made no doubt of their being easily taken; but he would not have them be put to death, that he might examine them, and know the state of things in Samaria, and what Ahab intended to do, that he might take his measures accordingly.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This glorious victory, won so easily, and with such a paltry force opposed to overwhelming numbers, was granted that Ahab and his people might know (1Ki 20:13) that God is the Lord. But we do not read of this acknowledgment being made, or of any sacrifices being offered in token of their national gratitude.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
לְשָׁל֥וֹם	le.sha.Lom	for peace	H7965 →
יָצָ֖אוּ	ya.Tza.'u	they have come out	H3318 →
תִּפְשׂ֣וּם	tif.Sum	seize them	H8610 →
חַיִּ֑ים	chai.Yim	alive	H2416 →
וְאִ֧ם	ve.'Im	and if	H518 →
לְמִלְחָמָ֛ה	le.mil.cha.Mah	for battle	H4421 →
יָצָ֖אוּ	ya.Tza.'u	they have come out	H3318 →
חַיִּ֥ים	chai.Yim	alive	H2416 →
תִּפְשֽׂוּם׃	tif.Sum	seize them	H8610 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
leads to
- Ezekiel 28:2
  “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Proverbs 15:33
  The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 11:2
  When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Proverbs 16:18
  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Through
1 Samuel 17:44
“Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”
leads to
- Proverbs 18:12
  Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- 1 Kings 20:10–11
  Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
- Ezekiel 28:9–10
  Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

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06About 1 Kings

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Where the connections lead

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