1 Kings 20:9

“Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.”

"Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again." - 1 Kings 20:9
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What does 1 Kings 20:9 mean?

1 Kings 20:9 (KJV) says, "Wherefore if the kings of the earth, and all their company with them, made by treaty to pray they fought, let them go, and fight against thee, and destroying this city: and we will do the rest." To fully understand the meaning and significance of 1…

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A Lesson in Integrity and Boundaries: The Example of Ahab

In the annals of biblical history, King Ahab stands out as one of the most complex figures to examine. He was a king of Israel who led a tumultuous reign marked by both religious apostasy and foreign entanglements. The passage from 1 Kings 20:9 provides us with a pivotal moment…

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A Prayer for Obedience and Fortitude in Trials

O Mighty Lord, With humility and reverence, I come before You, sovereign ruler of all creation, to reflect on the words of 1 Kings 20:9, where the King of Israel conveyed a vital message to Ben-hadad through his messengers: "Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad…

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1 Kings 20:9 - "Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again."
1 Kings 9:20 - "And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,"
1 Kings 14:1-20
1 Kings 20:16 - "And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him."
"And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel," - 1 Kings 9:20
2 Kings 20:9 - "And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?"
Acts 9:1-20
Acts 9:1-20
1 Kings 3:9
1 Kings 20:24 - "And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:"
1 Kings 16:20 - "Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 20:20 - "And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen."
1 Kings 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 warred against it."
1 Kings 20:43 - "And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria."
1 Kings 9:18 - "And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,"
1 Kings 9:14 - "And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold."
2 Kings 9:20 - "And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously."
1 Kings 20:21 - "And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter."
1 Kings 9:17 - "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,"
1 Kings 20:38 - "So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face."
1 Kings 15:9 - "¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah."
1 Kings 22:9 - "Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah."
1 Kings 20:19 - "So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them."
1 Kings 20:8 - "And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent."
1 Kings 4:20 - "¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry."
1 Kings 13:20 - "¶ And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:"
1 Kings 20:2 - "And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,"
1 Kings 20:41 - "And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets."
1 Chronicles 9:20 - "And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the LORD was with him."