Verse 33
Now the men did diligently observe whether anything would come from him ,.... That would be a good omen to them, and encourage them to hope for success; they observed him as diligently by his words and behaviour as soothsayers do when they look out for a lucky sign; for the word is sometimes used of divining F19 ינחשו "augurati sunt", Pagninus, Montanus, Munster, Vatablus. :
and did hastily catch it ; as soon as it was out of his mouth, and laid hold on it to improve it to advantage, being wiser than him:
and they said, thy brother Benhadad ; him whom thou callest thy brother; he is thy brother, and is alive; this they caught, and expressed it, to observe whether it was a slip of his tongue, and whether he spoke it heartily, and would abide by it, or whether he would retract it:
then he said, go ye, bring him ; meaning from the city to the place where he was:
then Benhadad came forth to him ; out of his chamber, upon the report of his servants:
and he caused him to come up into the chariot ; to sit and converse with him there.
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