New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Kings 20:22-30
22Then 1the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself and observe and see what you have to do; for 2at the turn of the year the king of Aram will come up against you.”
23Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “3Their gods are gods of the mountains, therefore they were stronger than we; but rather let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they. 24Do this thing: remove the kings, each from his place, and put captains in their place, 25and 4muster an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot. Then we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so.
265At the turn of the year, Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to 6Aphek to fight against Israel. 27The sons of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went to meet them; and the sons of Israel camped before them like two little flocks of goats, 7but the Arameans filled the country. 28Then 8a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Arameans have said, “9The Lord is a god of the mountains, but He is not a god of the valleys,” therefore 10I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 29So they camped one over against the other seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel 11killed of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. 30But the rest fled to 12Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on 27,000 men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city 13into an inner chamber.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 20:22 1 Kin 20:13 ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 20:22 2 Sam 11:1; 1 Kin 20:26 ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 20:23 1 Kin 14:23; Jer 16:19-21; Rom 1:21-23 ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 20:25 Lit number ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 20:26 1 Kin 20:22 ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 20:26 2 Kin 13:17 ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 20:27 Judg 6:3-5; 1 Sam 13:5-8 ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kin 17:18 ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kin 20:23 ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kin 20:13 ↩
- 11. 1 Kings 20:29 Lit smote ↩
- 12. 1 Kings 20:30 1 Kin 20:26 ↩
- 13. 1 Kings 20:30 1 Kin 22:25; 2 Chr 18:24 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Kings 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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