23 Important Things about Syria, as Found in the Bible
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1 Kings 20:8
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All the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent."
1 Kings 20:8 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 20:8
And all the elders and all the people said unto him
They were unanimous in their advice:
hearken not [unto him], nor consent;
promising, no doubt, that they would stand by him.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Kings 20:8 In-Context
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but about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants; and whatever is desirable in your eyes, they will take in their hand and carry away.' "
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Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, "Please observe and see how this man is looking for trouble; for he sent to me for my wives and my children and my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him."
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All the elders and all the people said to him, "Do not listen or consent."
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So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, "Tell my lord the king, 'All that you sent for to your servant at the first I will do, but this thing I cannot do.' " And the messengers departed and brought him word again.
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Ben-hadad sent to him and said, "May the gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria will suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me."
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