1 Kings 20:12 (KJV)

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And it came to pass when Ben-hadad heard this message as he was drinking he and the kings in the pavilions that he said unto his servants Set yourselves in array And they set themselves in array against the city

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message. Heb. word. drinking. 1Ki 20:16 1Ki 16:9 1Sa 25:36 2Sa 13:28 Pr 31:4 Pr 31:5 Da 5:2 Da 5:30 Lu 21:34 Eph 5:18

pavilions. or, tents.That persons of regal dignity regaled themselves in this manner, we may learn from Dr. Chandler, who, when he went to visit the Aga of Suki, after his return from hawking, found him vexed and tired; and "a couch was prepared from him beneath a shed made against a cottage, and covered with green boughs to keep off the sun. He entered as we were standing by, and fell down on it to sleep, without taking any notice of us." Jer 43:10

Set yourselves in array. And they set, etc. or, Place theengines. And they placed engines.

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