The king of Israel said to his servants, "You know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and don`t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?"

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

According to the terms of Ahab’s covenant with Ben-hadad, Ramoth in Gilead should have been restored long before now (1 Kings 20:34). T…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Ramoth in Gilead. —The city is first mentioned (Joshua 20:8; Joshua 21:38) as a city of refuge in the terr…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(And the king of Israel said to his servants
His nobles, those of his privy council, his ministers of state; or "had…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The same easygoing nature, which leads some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, makes it very dangerous for them. …

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