Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
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.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Kings
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
4
Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 22:31
18th Century
Theologian
Commanded — This means, “had commanded.” Ben-hadad delivers his order in the hyperbolic style common in the East. His meaning was, “Make it …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 22:31
19th Century
Bishop
His thirty and two captains. —See 1 Kings 20:16; 1 Kings 20:24. The power of Syria had already recovered i…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 22:31
17th Century
Pastor
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains
that had the rule over his chariots
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 22:29–40
17th Century
Minister
Ahab basely intended to betray Jehoshaphat to danger, so that he might secure himself. See what those get who join with wicked men. How can one exp…