{"id":1683,"verse_id":"1KI.20.11","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1KI","chapter":20,"verse":11,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"20.11","text":"The point of the saying is that someone who is still preparing for a battle should not boast as if he has already won the battle. A modern parallel would be, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.”","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Kings%2020%3A11/1"}
{"id":1684,"verse_id":"1KI.20.31","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1KI","chapter":20,"verse":31,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"3","reference":"20.31","text":"Sackcloth was worn as a sign of sorrow and repentance. The precise significance of the ropes on the head is uncertain, but it probably was a sign of submission. These actions were comparable to raising a white flag on the battlefield or throwing in the towel in a boxing match.","source_note_position":3,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Kings%2020%3A31/3"}
{"id":1685,"verse_id":"1KI.20.32","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1KI","chapter":20,"verse":32,"note_index":1,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"1","reference":"20.32","text":"Your servant . By referring to Ben Hadad as Ahab’s servant, they are suggesting that Ahab make him a subject in a vassal treaty arrangement.","source_note_position":1,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Kings%2020%3A32/1"}
{"id":1686,"verse_id":"1KI.20.32","translation_id":"net-engnet","book_id":"1KI","chapter":20,"verse":32,"note_index":2,"note_type":"study_note","label":"NET study note","caller":"3","reference":"20.32","text":"He is my brother. Ahab’s response indicates that he wants to make a parity treaty and treat Ben Hadad as an equal partner.","source_note_position":3,"source_url":"https://netbible.org/resource/netNote/1%20Kings%2020%3A32/3"}