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A Rightful, Unfulfilled Claim
Commentators explain that Ahab's desire for Ramoth-gilead was not simple aggression. The city was historically part of Israel (a city of refuge in the tribe of Gad) and was supposed to have been returned by Syria as part of a previous peace treaty. Ahab is pointing out that they are failing to reclaim what is rightfully theirs.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 22:3
18th Century
Theologian
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
On 1 Kings 22:3
19th Century
Bishop
Ramoth in Gilead. —The city is first mentioned (Joshua 20:8; Joshua 21:38) as a city of refuge in the terr…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 22:3
17th Century
Pastor
(And the king of Israel said to his servants
His nobles, those of his privy council, his ministers of state; or "had…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 22:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The same easygoing nature, which leads some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, makes it very dangerous for them. …