1 Kings 20

Treated in 4 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 20:4 And the king of Israel answered and said, It is according to thy saying, my lord, O king; I am thine, and all that I have. 2
  • 20:1 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it. 1
  • 20:2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 1
  • 20:3 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. 1
  • 20:27 And the children of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. 1
  • 20:31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · John Bunyan

    Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners; Or, a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ, to His Poor Servant John Bunyan cites 1 Kings 20.31

    … of Benhadad’s servants, who went with ropes upon their heads to their enemies for mercy (1 Kings 20.31). The woman of Canaan also, that would not be daunted, though called dog by Christ (Matt.…

  2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 Kings 20: 4

    … covenant, as the king of Israel to the king of Syria, ‘I am thine, and all that I have.’ 1 Kings 20: 4. So saith God, ‘I am thine:’ how happy is he who not only inherits the gift of God, but i…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites 1 Kings 20: 27

    …r army, which was so numerous that it filled the country; but this arm of flesh withered. 1 Kings 20: 27, 29. What we make our trust, God makes our shame. The sheep run to the hedges for shelter…

  4. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    Absolute Surrender cites 1 Ki. 20:1-4

    …ered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine and all that I have” (1 Ki. 20:1-4). What Ben Hadad asked was absolute surrender; and what Ahab gave was what was asked of h…