And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message (as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions),.... Though it was at noon, or before, Kg1 20:16, which shows that he and they were…
Barnes' Notes
Pavilions - “Booths” (Gen 33:17 margin; Lev 23:42; Jon 4:5). The term seems to be properly applied to a stationary “booth” or “hut,” as distinguished from a moveable “tent.” On military expeditions,…
Adam Clarke
In the pavilions - This word comes from papilio, a butterfly, because tents, when pitched or spread out, resembled such animals; partly because of the mode of their expansion, and partly because of…
The treaty between the besiegers and the besieged being broken off abruptly, we have here an account of the battle that ensued immediately.
I. The Syrians, the besiegers, had their directions from a…
Cambridge Bible
as hewas drinking Ben-hadad was clearly full of confidence, and was giving a banquet to the allied princes in anticipation of the victory.
he and the kings i.e. The thirty and two, mentioned in 1Ki…
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