Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 20:7

7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land , and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief : for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold, and I denied him not .

Whose counsel and concurrence he now desires in his distress.

Though he pretended Peace, and a Friendly Agreement upon these terms propounded, it is apparent by those additional demands, That he intends nothing less than our utter ruin.

I granted his demands in the sense before mentioned.

Marginal references: Heb. I kept not back fr[illegible: 1+ letters] him.