1 Kings 20:5
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the messengers came again,.... From Benhadad:
and said, thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, although I have sent unto thee, saying: at the first message:
thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy…
Here is, I. The threatening descent which Ben-hadad made upon Ahab's kingdom, and the siege he laid to Samaria, his royal city, Kg1 20:1. What the ground of the quarrel was we are not told;…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Although I have sent unto thee The R.V. translates I sent indeed unto thee, and begins the 6th verse with But instead of yet. This brings out the arrogancy of Ben-hadad more fully. It is as though he…