4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
4 The king of Israel answered, "Just as you say, my lord the king. I and all I have are yours."
4 And the king of Israel answered, "As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have."
4 The king of Israel accepted the terms: "As you say, distinguished lord; I and everything I have is yours."
4 And the king of Israel answered and said, "My lord, O king, just as you say, I and all that I have are yours."
4 "All right, my lord the king," Israel's king replied. "All that I have is yours!"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 20:4
Commentary on 1 Kings 20:1-11
(Read 1 Kings 20:1-11)
Benhadad sent Ahab a very insolent demand. Ahab sent a very disgraceful submission; sin brings men into such straits, by putting them out of the Divine protection. If God do not rule us, our enemies shall: guilt dispirits men, and makes them cowards. Ahab became desperate. Men will part with their most pleasant things, those they most love, to save their lives; yet they lose their souls rather than part with any pleasure or interest to prevent it. Here is one of the wisest sayings that ever Ahab spake, and it is a good lesson to all. It is folly to boast of any day to come, since we know not what it may bring forth. Apply it to our spiritual conflicts. Peter fell by self-confidence. Happy is the man who is never off his watch.