Kings I 20:20

20 And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.

Kings I 20:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:20

And they slew everyone his man
The Syrian army, or at least a body of men detached from them, met them, opposed them, and fought them, and they slew of them 7232 men; as many as they themselves were:

and the Syrians fled;
not expecting such a rebuff:

and Israel pursued them;
to make some further advantage of their victory:

and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse, with the horsemen;
with two couple of horsemen, as the Targum; with these to guard him he galloped away as fast as he could for his life.

Kings I 20:20 In-Context

18 And Jonathan said, To-morrow the new moon, and thou wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as vacant.

19 And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab.

20 And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.

21 And behold, I send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow.

22 If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow here, and on this side of thee, take it; come, for it is well with thee, and there is no reason the Lord lives: if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow on that side of thee, and beyond; go, for the Lord hath sent thee away.

Footnotes

• [a]. with.
• [b]. The
• [c]. all the days that.