1 Kings 20:33 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 20:33

Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

BSB

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ASV

Now the men observed diligently, and hasted to catch whether it were his mind; 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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The meaning of this verse is that the men from the first moment of their arrival were on the watch to note what Ahab would say; and the moment he let fall the expression “He is my brother,” they caught it up and repeated it, fixing him to it, as it were, and preventing his retreat.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 535: “Ben-Hadad'S Escape—An Encouragement For Sinners” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1863)

ALTHOUGH the manners and customs of warfare were exceedingly rough and cruel in those primitive ages, yet it appears that the kings of Israel gained a name for being merciful. I do not find recorded in Scripture any particularly merciful acts of theirs and I should conclude that the kings of other countries must have been very ferocious, if the kings of Israel were at all merciful.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Their voluntary attitude and language of submission flattered the pride of Ahab, who, little concerned about the dishonor done to the God of Israel by the Syrian king, and thinking of nothing but victory, paraded his clemency, called the vanquished king "his brother," invited him to sit in the royal chariot, and dismissed him with a covenant of peace.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩	ve.ha.'a.na.Shim	and the men	H582 →
יְנַחֲשׁ֨וּ	ye.na.cha.Shu	they observed [the] signs	H5172 →
וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ	vay.ma.ha.Ru	and they hastened	H4116 →
וַיַּחְלְט֣וּ	vai.yach.le.Tu	and they caught	H2480 →
הֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּ	ha.mi.Me.nu	¿ from him	H4480 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אָחִ֣יךָ	'a.Chi.kha	[is] brother your	H251 →
בֶן־	ven-	Ben	H1130 →
הֲדַ֔ד	ha.Dad	Hadad	H1130 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
בֹּ֣אוּ	Bo.'u	go	H935 →
קָחֻ֑הוּ	ka.Chu.hu	fetch him	H3947 →
וַיֵּצֵ֤א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he came out	H3318 →
אֵלָיו֙	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
בֶּן־	ben-	Ben	H1130 →
הֲדַ֔ד	ha.Dad	Hadad	H1130 →
וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ	vai.ya.'a.Le.hu	and he brought up him	H5927 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃	ha.mer.ka.Vah	the chariot	H4818 →

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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The walk8

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
Acts 8:31
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
leads to
- Romans 10:14
  How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without…
- Isaiah 29:18–19
  On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Through
Luke 16:8
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5
  For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- Ephesians 5:8
  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- John 12:36
  While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
- Luke 16:10
  Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Proverbs 6:6–8
  Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Through
Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
leads to
- Proverbs 13:17
  A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

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