Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 20:39

39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said , Thy servant went out into the midst of the battel, and behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life , or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

This following Relation is not an untruth, but a Parable; an usual way of Instruction in the Eastern parts, and Ancient Times, and most fit for this occasion, wherein an obscure Prophet was to speak to a great King; whose Fars were tender, and impatient of a downright Reproof, and exceeding Partial in his own Cause; who by this Artifice is made to condemn himself, before he was aware of it, and so forced to receive the Prophets just Sentence with more patience and moderation: Compare, 1 Sam. 12. and 14.

My Commander or Superior, as the manner of his Expression here following sheweth.

Thou shalt die in his stead; as below, ver. 42. Comp. Exod. 21. 23.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word] Weigh.