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1 Kings 20:34

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 20:34

Verse 34 of 43

Scripture focus

And [Benhadad] said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then [said Ahab], I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

1 Kings 20:34 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 20:34

Theological / Devotional

I will restore. This refers to the cities which “Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion,” took from Baasha at the instigation of Asa (ch. 15:18-22). The fact that the present Benhadad refers to some previous king who took these cities from Israel as “my father,” proves conclusively that that king and the present Ben-hadad could not have been one and the same individual, as is held by some today. It was Benhadad I who was a contemporary of Baasha, and Benhadad II who was the contemporary of Ahab.

Streets. These are thought to be bazaars for purposes of trade, with the possessor having extraterritorial privileges. It is interesting to note that Syria had been in possession of such privileges in Samaria.

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