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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — I Kings
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 123,839 words · 410 reading sections
1 Kings 20:7
1 Kings 20:7 Ver. 7. Then the King of Israel called all the elders of the land,.... His poor sneaking spirit was a little aroused with the last message, and therefore called a council of the elders of the people upon it, which was a piece of wisdom in him: and said, mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh misc…
147 wordsSECTION 3621 Kings 20:8
1 Kings 20:8 Ver. 8. And all the elders and all the people said unto him,.... They were unanimous in their advice: hearken not [unto him], nor consent; promising, no doubt, that they would stand by him.…
38 wordsSECTION 3631 Kings 20:9
1 Kings 20:9 Ver. 9. Wherefore he sent unto the messengers of Benhadad,.... Upon the advice the elders had given him, and encouraged thereby, though in a poor sneaking manner after all: tell my lord the king, all that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do; owning him as his lord, and himself as hi…
161 wordsSECTION 3641 Kings 20:10
1 Kings 20:10 Ver. 10. And Benhadad sent unto him, and said,.... That is, to Ahab: the gods do so unto me, and more also; bring greater evils upon me than I can think or express: if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me, signifying that he made no doubt of it of reducing it…
115 wordsSECTION 3651 Kings 20:11
1 Kings 20:11 Ver. 11 And the king of Israel answered and said,.... Very mildly and very wisely: tell him, let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off; that is, he that prepares for the battle as he that has got the victory; the sense is, let no man triumph before the battle is ove…
82 wordsSECTION 3661 Kings 20:12
1 Kings 20:12 Ver. 12. 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, 1Ki 20:16, which shows that he and they were addicted to intemperance: that he said unto his servants; some of the principal officers of his army:…
117 wordsSECTION 3671 Kings 20:13
1 Kings 20:13 Ver. 13. And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel,.... Supposed by the Jewish writers to be Micaiah the son of Imlah, 1Ki 22:9 one of those perhaps that Obadiah hid in the cave, and now is sent out publicly on an errand to Ahab: saying, thus saith the Lord, hast thou seen all this grea…
116 wordsSECTION 3681 Kings 20:14
1 Kings 20:14 Ver. 14. And Ahab said, by whom?.... Knowing he had no army with him sufficient to go out with against the Syrian army: and he said, thus saith the Lord, even by the young men of the princes of the provinces; either such, as Kimchi thinks, who were brought up with him; or, as others, the sons of governo…
192 wordsSECTION 3691 Kings 20:15
1 Kings 20:15 Ver. 15. Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two,.... A very small number to go forth against so great an army as the host of the Syrians, and these raw unexperienced young men: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the child…
172 wordsSECTION 3701 Kings 20:16
1 Kings 20:16 Ver. 16. And they went out at noon,.... From Samaria, the two hundred and thirty two young men, and the 7000 Israelites, openly, with great spirit and courage, fearless and undaunted; but it is not said that Ahab went out at the head of them; it seems as if he did not by what is said, 1Ki 20:21, but Ben…
129 wordsSECTION 3711 Kings 20:17
1 Kings 20:17 Ver. 17. And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first,.... From Samaria, before the 7000 did: and Benhadad sent out; of his pavilion, a messenger or messengers to his sentinels, to know what news, and how matters stood, whether Ahab had sent any message, signifying his compliance wit…
79 wordsSECTION 3721 Kings 20:18
1 Kings 20:18 Ver. 18. 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 war, take them alive; he made no doubt of their being easily taken; but he would not have them be put t…
3,883 wordsSECTION 3731 Kings 21:1
1 Kings 21:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 21 In this chapter we have an account of Ahab's design to have Naboth's vineyard, for which he offered him another, or the value of that, but Naboth refusing to part with it, Ahab fell sick, 1Ki 21:1, the reason of which being found out by Jezebel, she devised means to get Naboth …
254 wordsSECTION 3741 Kings 21:2
1 Kings 21:2 Ver. 2. And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs,.... For a kitchen garden to produce eatables of the vegetable kind for his household, or for a flower garden; and perhaps for both, as Kimchi observes, it being customary to have such in court yards…
214 wordsSECTION 3751 Kings 21:3
1 Kings 21:3 Ver. 3. And Naboth said to Ahab, the Lord forbid it me that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. The inheritances of families were not to be alienated to another family, or tribe, nor even to be sold, unless in extreme poverty, and then to return at the year of jubilee, Le 25:23. Now Nab…
164 wordsSECTION 3761 Kings 21:4
1 Kings 21:4 Ver. 4. And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased,.... Just in the same humour he was after the prophet had delivered his message to him, 1Ki 20:43, where the same words are used as here: because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, for he had said, I will not give thee the …
168 wordsSECTION 3771 Kings 21:5
1 Kings 21:5 Ver. 5. But Jezebel his wife came unto him, and said, why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?] She perceived he was low spirited, and supposed he had met with something that had ruffled him, and made him so uneasy that he could not eat his food; and she desired to know what it was, that she m…
70 wordsSECTION 3781 Kings 21:6
1 Kings 21:6 Ver. 6. And he said, because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, give me thy vineyard for money,.... Sell it him at his own price: or else, if it please thee; if he liked it better: I will give thee another vineyard for it; as good, or better; and he answered, I will not give thee my …
89 wordsSECTION 3791 Kings 21:7
1 Kings 21:7 Ver. 7. And Jezebel his wife said unto him, dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel?.... Art thou not king of Israel? canst thou not do as thou pleasest? hast thou not power to oblige a subject to obey thy commands, and especially in such a trifling matter as parting with a vineyard, and that upon the …
193 wordsSECTION 3801 Kings 21:8
1 Kings 21:8 Ver. 8. So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal,.... He giving her leave, no doubt, to take his seal; though she might not communicate her scheme to him, lest he should object to it: and sent the letters unto the elders, and to the nobles that were in his city dwelling with Nab…
75 wordsSECTION 3811 Kings 21:9
1 Kings 21:9 Ver. 9. And she wrote in the letters, saying, proclaim a fast,.... Pretending fears of some dreadful calamity coming upon the nation, and therefore fasting and humiliation were necessary to avert it, and it would be right to inquire what crimes were committed by men among them, and punish them for them; a…
227 wordsSECTION 3821 Kings 21:10
1 Kings 21:10 Ver. 10. And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him,.... Worthless wretches, that have cast off the yoke of the law, as Belial signifies, lawless abandoned creatures, that have no conscience of anything; "knights of the post", as we call them, that will swear anything; these…
165 wordsSECTION 3831 Kings 21:11
1 Kings 21:11 Ver. 11. And the men of the city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them,.... That Jezebel should contrive so execrable a scheme, and that there should be such sons of Belial among the common people to swear to such falsehoods, need not seem…
129 wordsSECTION 3841 Kings 21:12
1 Kings 21:12 Ver. 12. They proclaimed a fast,.... Or called a court, See Gill on "1Ki 21:9". and set Naboth on high among the people; placed him at the bar as a criminal, See Gill on "1Ki 21:9", though Josephus {c} thinks he was set on an high place in the court, because he was of an illustrious birth. {c} Antiqu. …
71 wordsSECTION 3851 Kings 21:13
1 Kings 21:13 Ver. 13. And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him,.... Which position showed that they were his accusers, and had a charge against him; it being usual for the accusers and accused to be set face to face, as it was the manner of the Romans in later times, Ac 25:16. Josephus says {…
266 wordsSECTION 3861 Kings 21:14
1 Kings 21:14 Ver. 14. Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. Not only stoned, but stoned to death. This message was sent to her from the magistrates of Jezreel; for though the letters came in Ahab's name, they might be privately informed that this was a scheme of Jezebel's; besides, they kn…
96 wordsSECTION 3871 Kings 21:15
1 Kings 21:15 Ver. 15. And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab,.... To whom she communicated the news as soon as possible: arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money, for Naboth is not alive, b…
270 wordsSECTION 3881 Kings 21:16
1 Kings 21:16 Ver. 16. And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,.... Of which he was informed by Jezebel: that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it; if it was in Jezreel, that was sixteen miles from Samaria, and lay lower than that, in a valley, a…
109 wordsSECTION 3891 Kings 21:17
1 Kings 21:17 Ver. 17. And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the prophet,.... Where he now was, when this word came to him, is not certain; nor what he had been employed in for some time past, since we hear nothing of him since the unction of Elisha, other prophets of lesser note being employed in messages to Ahab f…
141 wordsSECTION 3901 Kings 21:18
1 Kings 21:18 Ver. 18. Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria,.... Whose seat was there, his palace where he dwelt; and Benjamin of Tudela says {g}, that in his time might be discerned in Samaria the palace of Ahab king of Israel, that is, some traces of it; some connect the last clause with I…
132 wordsSECTION 3911 Kings 21:19
1 Kings 21:19 Ver. 19. And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, thus saith the Lord, hast thou killed, and also taken possession?.... Killed in order to possess, and now taken possession upon the murder; some versions, as the Vulgate Latin and Arabic, read without an interrogation, "thou hast killed and hath taken posse…
264 wordsSECTION 3921 Kings 21:20
1 Kings 21:20 Ver. 20. And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me, O mine enemy?.... So he reckoned him, because he dealt faithfully with him, and reproved him for his sins, and denounced the judgments of God upon him for them:and he answered, I have found thee; as a thief, a robber and plunderer, in another's vineya…
1,245 wordsSECTION 3931 Kings 22:1
1 Kings 22:1 INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 22 This chapter relates, that after three years' peace with the king of Syria, Ahab was inclined to go to war with him, to take Ramothgilead out of his hands; and he drew in Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, to join him in it, 1Ki 22:1, but before they went into it, they took advice, Ah…
296 wordsSECTION 3941 Kings 22:2
1 Kings 22:2 Ver. 2. And it came to pass in the third year,.... Of the peace, before it was expired: that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel; to Ahab, from Jerusalem to Samaria, reckoned thirty two miles {m}; either to make peace with him, and put an end to the wars which subsisted between …
156 wordsSECTION 3951 Kings 22:3
1 Kings 22:3 Ver. 3. (And the king of Israel said unto his servants,.... His nobles, those of his privy council, his ministers of state; or "had said" {n}, some little time before Jehoshaphat came: know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours a city of refuge beyond Jordan, in the tribe of Gad, and so of course must belong …
125 wordsSECTION 3961 Kings 22:4
1 Kings 22:4 Ver. 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead?.... This affair being lately canvassed at the council board, and very much on Ahab's mind, he puts this question to Jehoshaphat, his visitor, relation, and ally; wisely considering that his own forces were small, and that…
104 wordsSECTION 3971 Kings 22:5
1 Kings 22:5 Ver. 5. And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord today. Being a pious and religious prince, he did not choose to go into a war at once, without consulting the Lord by his prophets, whether it was his will and pleasure they should engage in it, and should …
78 wordsSECTION 3981 Kings 22:6
1 Kings 22:6 Ver. 6. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men,.... False prophets, as the Targum and Arabic version; and they are called Ahab's prophets, and not the Lord's, 1Ki 22:23 perhaps these were the prophets of the groves, that ate at Jezebel's table, and were preserved wh…
219 wordsSECTION 3991 Kings 22:7
1 Kings 22:7 Ver. 7. And Jehoshaphat said, is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?] He suspected these to be false prophets, though he would not call them so; nor suggest that they were not the prophets of the Lord, because he would not affront Ahab, who had an opinion of them; a…
91 wordsSECTION 4001 Kings 22:8
1 Kings 22:8 Ver. 8. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man (Micaiah the son of Imlah), by whom we may inquire of the Lord,.... And but one in Samaria; Elijah and Elisha were elsewhere: but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy of good concerning me, but evil; who is thought to be the same …
187 wordsSECTION 4011 Kings 22:9
1 Kings 22:9 Ver. 9. Then the king of Israel called an officer,.... An eunuch, as the word is sometimes used, one of pages: and said, hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah; who, as it seems from 1Ki 22:26 was in prison, where perhaps Ahab had cast him for his last prophecy to him, and where he had lain ever since; a…
81 wordsSECTION 4021 Kings 22:10
1 Kings 22:10 Ver. 10. And the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, sat each on his throne,.... In great state and majesty: having put on their robes; their royal robes, which they wore when they appeared in pomp and grandeur: in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; where courts of judi…
145 wordsSECTION 4031 Kings 22:11
1 Kings 22:11 Ver. 11. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron,.... Horns are emblems of power and might, and iron ones of greater strength still; the prophets sometimes made use of visible signs, to represent the things they prophesied of should come to pass, see Isa 20:2, and the same method this pr…
149 wordsSECTION 4041 Kings 22:12
1 Kings 22:12 Ver. 12. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper,.... All encouraged the king to go up against this place, and prophesied of victory, as Zedekiah did: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hand, See Gill on "1Ki 22:6".…
52 wordsSECTION 4051 Kings 22:13
1 Kings 22:13 Ver. 13. And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him,.... By the way, as they came along together, as Josephus {p} observes: behold, now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth; they are unanimous that he shall prosper in his undertaking against the Syrian…
138 wordsSECTION 4061 Kings 22:14
1 Kings 22:14 Ver. 14. And Micaiah said, as the Lord liveth,.... He swore by the living God, for the confirmation of what he was about to say: what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak; truly and faithfully, keeping nothing back, nor adding anything, whether it be good or evil, pleasing or displeasing; it looks …
91 wordsSECTION 4071 Kings 22:15
1 Kings 22:15 Ver. 15. So he came to the king,.... Being introduced by the officer: and the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go up against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? the same question in the same words that was put to the other prophets, 1Ki 22:6, only there he uses the singular number, here th…
224 wordsSECTION 4081 Kings 22:16
1 Kings 22:16 Ver. 16. And the king said unto him, how many times shall I adjure thee,.... Not that he had as yet adjured him at all, or not till now; but he asks him how often he must be obliged to do it; and now he adjures him once for all, that he might not be forced to repeat it: that thou tell me nothing but tha…
112 wordsSECTION 4091 Kings 22:17
1 Kings 22:17 Ver. 17. And he said,.... The prophet, in a serious and solemn manner, being adjured by the king: I saw all Israel scattered on the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd; the armies of Israel routed, dispersed, and fleeing, some one way and some another, on the mountains of Gilead near Ramoth, weak a…
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1 Kings 22:18 Ver. 18. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat,.... Plainly perceiving that the prophet foretold that he should fall in battle:did not I tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? intimating that this proceeded from spite and malice, from ill will to him and hatred of him, a…
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