And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said, whether they be come out for peace,.... To propose terms of peace:
take them alive; make them prisoners, which was contrary to the laws of nations:
or whether they be come out for…
Adam Clarke
Take them alive - He was confident of victory. Do not slay them; bring them to me, they may give us some useful information.
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
take them alive Whatever their mission might be Ben-hadad had no doubt that his followers could surround them and capture them without fighting. They could have no difficulty in overpowering so…
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