1 Rois 20:1

1 Or Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, assembla toute son armée; il avait avec lui trente-deux rois, et des chevaux et des chars. Et il monta, et assiégea Samarie, et lui fit la guerre.

1 Rois 20:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:1

And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together,
&c.] This was Benhadad the second, the son of that Benhadad, to whom Asa sent to help him against Baasha, ( 1 Kings 15:18 )

and there were thirty and two kings with him;
these were heads of families, so called, and at most governors of cities under Benhadad; petty princes, such as were in the land of Canaan in Joshua's time:

and horses and chariots;
how many is not said:

and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it;
he went up with such an intent, but had not as yet done it in form; what moved him to it cannot be said precisely, whether an ambitious view of enlarging his dominions, or because the king of Israel paid not the tribute his father had imposed upon him, see ( 1 Kings 20:34 ) , however, so it was, through the providence of God, as a scourge to Ahab for his impiety.

1 Rois 20:1 In-Context

1 Or Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, assembla toute son armée; il avait avec lui trente-deux rois, et des chevaux et des chars. Et il monta, et assiégea Samarie, et lui fit la guerre.

2 Et il envoya des messagers à Achab, roi d'Israël, dans la ville;

3 Et il lui fit dire: Ainsi parle Ben-Hadad: Ton argent, ton or est à moi; tes femmes aussi et tes beaux enfants sont à moi.

4 Et le roi d'Israël répondit et dit: Comme tu le dis, ô roi mon seigneur, je suis à toi, avec tout ce que j'ai.

5 Les messagers revinrent et dirent: Ainsi parle Ben-Hadad: Puisque je t'ai envoyé dire: Donne-moi ton argent et ton or, tes femmes et tes enfants,