New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Kings 20:22-30
22Then 1the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, show yourself courageous and be aware and see what you have to do; for 2at 3the turn of the year the king of Aram will march against you.”
23Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “4Their gods are gods of the mountains; for that reason they were stronger than we. But let us fight them in the plain, and we will certainly be stronger than they. 24Carry out this 5plan: remove the kings, each from his place, and put governors in their place, 25and 6muster 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 we will certainly be stronger than they.” And he listened to their voice and did so.
26So 7at 8the turn of the year Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to 9Aphek to fight against Israel. 27And the sons of Israel were mustered and given provisions, and they went to meet them; and the sons of Israel camped opposite them like two little flocks of goats, 10while the Arameans filled the country. 28Then 11a man of God approached and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Since the Arameans have said, “12The Lord is a god of mountains, but He is not a god of valleys,” therefore 13I will hand over to you all this great multitude, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’” 29So they camped, one opposite the other, for seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel 14killed of the Arameans a hundred thousand foot soldiers in a single day. 30But the rest fled to 15Aphek into the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city, going from one 16inner room to another.
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 20:22 I.e., spring ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 20:23 1 Kin 14:23; Jer 16:19-21; Rom 1:21-23 ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 20:24 Lit word ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 20:25 Lit count ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 20:26 1 Kin 20:22 ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 20:26 I.e., spring ↩
- 9. 1 Kings 20:26 2 Kin 13:17 ↩
- 10. 1 Kings 20:27 Judg 6:3-5; 1 Sam 13:5-8 ↩
- 11. 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kin 17:18 ↩
- 12. 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kin 20:23 ↩
- 13. 1 Kings 20:28 1 Kin 20:13 ↩
- 14. 1 Kings 20:29 Lit struck ↩
- 15. 1 Kings 20:30 1 Kin 20:26 ↩
- 16. 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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