1 Kings 20:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

The cities

1 Kings 15:20

2 Chronicles 16:4

So he made a covenant

Isaiah 26:10

General references

1 Kings 22:1

Bible References

The cities

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel and conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and they conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

So he made a covenant

And he said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have let go out of your hand the man whom I had devoted to destruction, therefore your life shall be for his life, and your people for his people.'"

Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel."

Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, "Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel."

"Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.

If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the LORD.

General references

For three years Syria and Israel continued without war.