1 Kings 20:40
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
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Gill's Exposition
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone,.... Employed in one thing or another relative to the battle, his prisoner committed to his care made his escape:
and the king of Israel said…
Here is an account of what followed upon the victory which Israel obtained over the Syrians.
I. Ben-hadad's tame and mean submission. Even in his inner chamber he feared, and would, if he could, flee…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
he was gone The sentence would of course continue thus: -Let me however find grace and let not thy servant suffer for this neglect".
Soshall thy judgementbe] i.e. As he laid down who entrusted his…
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