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321. Token of Abasement (#97857)
321. Token of Abasement
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James M. Freeman
1 Kings 20:32
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1 Kings 20:32
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So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. (1 Kings 20:32)
. So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel.
This was a sign of deep abasement and submission. It was a Persian custom for persons desiring clemency from the sovereign to approach him with a sword suspended from the neck. The same practice has also been noticed in Egypt. Harmer suggests that these servants of Ben-hadad appear before Ahab with ropes around their necks from which their swords hung. Others suppose that these ropes were halters.
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