43And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
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And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. …
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 31-43)Here is an account of what followed upon the victory which Israel obtained over the Syrians. I. Ben-hadad’s tame and mean submission. Even in his inner chamber he feared, and would, if he could, flee further, though none pursued. His servants, seeing him and themselves reduced to the last extremity, advised that they should surrender at discretion, and make themselves prisoners and petitioners to…
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