John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, I sent indeed unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;" — 1 Kings 20:5 (ASV)
And the messengers came again From Benhadad:
and said, thus speaks Benhadad, saying, although I have sent unto you, saying : at the first message:
you shall deliver me your silver, and your gold, and your wives, and your children ; into his possession, and not as Ahab understood it, that he should be his vassal, and pay a yearly tribute for his quiet enjoyment of them; yet even this he would not now abide by, growing still more haughty upon the mean submission of Ahab, as by what follows.