King James Version
1 Kings 20:43 in the King James Version says “And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.”
1 Kings 20:43 · KJV
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“to his house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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