1 Kings 20:15

Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
numbered	וַיִּפְקֹ֗ד vai.yif.Kod	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	נַעֲרֵי֙ na.'a.Rei	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · noun, common masculine plural construct
princes	שָׂרֵ֣י sa.Rei	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine plural construct
provinces	הַמְּדִינ֔וֹת ha.me.di.Not	H4082	properly · definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
two	שְׁנַ֣יִם she.Na.yim	H8147	two · noun, common both genders dual absolute
hundred	מָאתַ֖יִם ma.Ta.yim	H3967	a hundred · noun, common feminine dual absolute
thirty	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים u.she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
two	שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim	H8147	two
after	וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם ve.'a.cha.rei.Hem	H310	properly · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
numbered	פָּקַ֧ד pa.Kad	H6485	to visit (with friendly or hostile intent) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
people	הָעָ֛ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
seven	שִׁבְעַ֥ת shiv.'At	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · noun, common both genders singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִֽים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Judges 7:7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all…
Judges 7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within t…
1 Samuel 14:2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about s…
1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that t…
1 Kings 19:18 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
2 Kings 13:7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had des…
2 Chronicles 14:11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: he…
Psalms 106:40-43 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:12-21

The treaty between the besiegers and the besieged being broken off abruptly, we have here an account of the battle that ensued immediately. I. The Syrians, the besiegers, had their directions from a drunken king, who gave orders over his cups, as he was drinking (Kg1 20:12), drinking himself drunk (Kg1 20:16) with the kings in the pavilions, and this at noon. Drunkenness is a sin which armies and their officers have of old been addicted to. Say not thou then that the former days were, in this respect, better than these, though these are bad enough. Had he not been very secure he would not have sat to drink; and, had he not bee intoxicated, he would not have been so very secure. Security and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:13

THE SYRIANS ARE SLAIN. (Kg1 20:13-20) behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab--Though the king and people of Israel had highly offended Him, God had not utterly cast them off. He still cherished designs of mercy towards them, and here, though unasked, gave them a signal proof of His interest in them, by a prophet's animating announcement that the Lord would that day deliver the mighty hosts of the enemy into his hand by means of a small, feeble, inadequate band. Conformably to the prophet's instructions, two hundred thirty-two young men went boldly out towards the camp of the enemy, while seven thousand more, apparently volunteers, followed at some little distance, or posted themselves at th…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 20:15

Two hundred and thirty-two - These were probably the king's life or body guards; not all the militia, but two hundred and thirty of them who constituted the royal guard in Samaria. They were therefore the king's own regiment, and he is commanded by the prophet to put himself at their head. Seven thousand - How low must the state of Israel have been at this time! These Jarchi thinks were the seven thousand who had not bowed the knee to Baal.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Ahab — Father’s brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q.v.), who exercised a very evil influence…
Governor — (1.) Heb. nagid, a prominent, conspicuous person, whatever his capacity: as, chief of the royal palace (2 Chr. 28:7; comp. 1 Kings 4:6), chief of the temple (1 Chr. 9:11; Jer. 20:1), the leader of…
Pavilion — A tent or tabernacle (2 Sam. 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or enclosure (Ps. 18:11; 27:5). In Jer. 43:10 it probably denotes the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.
Samaria — A watch-mountain or a watch-tower. In the heart of the mountains of Israel, a few miles north-west of Shechem, stands the “hill of Shomeron,” a solitary mountain, a great “mamelon.” It is an oblong…
Armies · E — E
Israel, Prophecies Concerning · .Of — .Of
Samaria, Ancient · Samaria the capital of: Deliverance of, effected — Samaria the capital of: Deliverance of, effected
Syria · The Israelites: Under Ahab encouraged and assisted by God, overcame — The Israelites: Under Ahab encouraged and assisted by God, overcame

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 20:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:12-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:13

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 20:15

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 20:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:12-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:13

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 20:15

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 20:1-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 20:13-34

Rashi on 1 Kings 20:15