Kings I 20:21

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

Kings I 20:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 20:21

And the king of Israel went out
Of Samaria; when he saw the Syrians fleeing, and his army pursuing, he went forth, perhaps, with more forces, who were now willing to join with him; Josephus ^F3 says, Ahab had another army within the walls:

and smote the horses and chariots;
that is, the men that rode on horses; and in chariots, the Syrian cavalry:

and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter;
how many were slain is not said; but the Jewish historian ^F4 says they plundered the camp, in which were much riches, and great plenty of gold and silver, and took their chariots and horses, and returned to the city of Samaria.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 14. sect. 2.
F4 Ibid.

Kings I 20:21 In-Context

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.

23 And as for the word which thou and I have spoken, behold, the Lord witness between me and thee for ever.