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Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
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A King's Personal Vendetta
Commentators agree that the Syrian king's order was not just military strategy but a deeply personal vendetta. Ben-hadad, whose life Ahab had previously spared, now sought revenge for his past humiliation. This shows, as Albert Barnes notes, a profound lack of gratitude and highlights the virulence with which evil can repay misplaced kindness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Commanded — This means, “had commanded.” Ben-hadad delivers his order in the hyperbolic style common in the East. His meaning was, “Make it …
19th Century
Anglican
His thirty and two captains. —See 1 Kings 20:16; 1 Kings 20:24. The power of Syria had already recovered i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had the rule over his chariots
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