John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 22:3

"And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?" — 1 Kings 22:3 (ASV)

(And the king of Israel said to his servants
His nobles, those of his privy council, his ministers of state; or "had said" ^F14 , some little time before Jehoshaphat came:

know you that Ramoth in Gilead is ours
a city of refuge beyond Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, and so of course must belong to the kingdom of Israel, of which see (Joshua 20:8)

and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?)
neither demand it, nor take any measures to oblige him to deliver it up; representing it as a great omission, and as a piece of negligence and slothfulness, or cowardice.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F14: (rmayw) "et dixerat", Junius & Tremellius.