The Meaning of 1 Kings 20:34 Explained

1 Kings 20:34

KJV: 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.

YLT: And he saith unto him, 'The cities that my father took from thy father, I give back, and streets thou dost make for thee in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria;' -- 'and I, with a covenant, send thee away;' and he maketh with him a covenant, and sendeth him away.

Darby: And Ben-Hadad said to him, The cities that my father took from thy father I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thyself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. And I said Ahab will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

ASV: And Ben-hadad'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. And I,'said Ahab , will let thee go with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 20:34?

MEANING: What does 1 Kings 20:34 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 20:34 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Kings 20:34?

What is the context of 1 Kings 20:34?

Ahab’s Treaty with Ben-Hadad (1 Kings 20:31-34)
Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad Again (1 Kings 20:26-34)
The Arameans are Defeated (1 Kings 20:23-34)
Ben-Hadad’s Second Attack (1 Kings 20:23-34)
Another Aramean War (1 Kings 20:26-43)
Ahab Defeats Ben-Hadad (1 Kings 20:13-34)
Victory over Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20:1-34)
Syrian-Israeli Conflicts: Ben-Hadad vs. Ahab of Israel (1 Kings 20:1-43)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Kings 20:34 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 20:31-43 - Losing The Man God Put Into His Hand

Ahab's easy good-nature was criminal, and indicated the evil that was enervating and cankering his heart. Whatever may have been his private feelings and sympathy, it is plain that these had no right to control his action as king when national interests were at stake. The judge may be subject to tender compassion toward those on whom his office requires him to pass sentence, but he should be governed by consideration of the good of all. This unwise clemency on the part of Ahab resulted, in after-days, in Israel's suffering at the hand of Syria.

"Busy here and there!" It is true of us all. We are so occupied that we have hardly time to think. We do not realize the opportunities which are placed in our hands, and which, if not made immediate use of, depart never to return. The bald head of departing opportunity, said the Greeks, has not even one lock of hair by which we can catch it and drag it back. Let us be diligent in the King's business, remembering that to Him we must render an account.

1 Kings 20:1-43 - A Prosperous Nation

What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome voice of the myriad-peopled land, teeming with young life and laden with golden harvests. It was the summer of their national existence. The sacred scribe enumerates first the high officials of the court, then the daily provision of the king, his studies, and his fame. Abundant proof was yielded by all these circumstances to the manner in which God kept the pledges which had been made to David, his father.

Here is Solomon "in all his glory," but as we turn from him to the lowly Carpenter of Nazareth, who had nowhere to lay His head; who found His friends among the poor; and who ultimately laid down His life a ransom for many, we realize that, even apart from His divine nature, His was the nobler ideal and the richer existence. "A greater than Solomon is here." Who can measure His empire or resources? What tongue can recount His wisdom? Happy and safe are they that sit at His table, hear His words, and are joint-heirs with Him in His Kingdom! Romans 8:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 20

¹ Ben-Hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges Samaria
¹³ By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain
²² As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians come against him in Aphek
²⁸ By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again
³¹ The Syrians submit; Ahab sends Ben-Hadad away with a covenant
³⁵ The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner,
³⁹ making Ahab judge himself, denounces God's judgment against him

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 20:34 mean?

So [Ben-hadad] said to him the cities which took my father from your father I will restore and marketplaces you may set up for yourself in Damascus as set up in Samaria and [Ahab said] I with this treaty Will send you away so he made with him a treaty and sent him away -

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֡יו הֶעָרִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־ לָֽקַח־ אָבִי֩ מֵאֵ֨ת אָבִ֜יךָ אָשִׁ֗יב וְ֠חוּצוֹת תָּשִׂ֨ים לְךָ֤ בְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙ כַּאֲשֶׁר־ שָׂ֤ם בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַאֲנִ֖י בַּבְּרִ֣ית אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ וַיִּכְרָת־ ל֥וֹ בְרִ֖ית וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ ס

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	So [Ben-hadad] said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֡יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הֶעָרִ֣ים	the cities
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
לָֽקַח־	took
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָקַח Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
אָבִי֩	my father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
אָבִ֜יךָ	your father
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual.
אָשִׁ֗יב	I will restore
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
וְ֠חוּצוֹת	and marketplaces
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: חוּץ Sense: outside, outward, street, the outside.
תָּשִׂ֨ים	you may set up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
לְךָ֤	for yourself
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
בְדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙	in Damascus
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: דּוּמֶּשֶׂק Sense: an ancient trading city, capital of Syria, located in the plain east of Hermon, 30 (205 km) miles northeast of Jerusalem.
שָׂ֤ם	set up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	in Samaria
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שֹׁמְרֹון Sense: the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 0 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam.
וַאֲנִ֖י	and [Ahab said] I
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
בַּבְּרִ֣ית	with this treaty
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ	Will send you away
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
וַיִּכְרָת־	so he made
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
ל֥וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
בְרִ֖ית	a treaty
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ	and sent him away
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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