Revised Webster's Bible
1 Kings 20:13-30
13And, behold, there cameH5066 aH259 prophetH5030 to AhabH256 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068, Hast thou seenH7200 all this greatH1419 multitudeH1995? behold, I will deliverH5414 it into thy handH3027 this dayH3117; and thou shalt knowH3045 that I am the LORDH3068.1 14And AhabH256 saidH559, By whom? And he saidH559, Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068, Even by the young menH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082. Then he saidH559, Who shall orderH631 the battleH4421? And he answeredH559, Thou.23 15Then he numberedH6485 the young menH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082, and they were twoH8147 hundredH3967 and thirtyH7970 and twoH8147: and afterH310 them he numberedH6485 all the peopleH5971, even all the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478, being sevenH7651 thousandH505. 16And they went outH3318 at noonH6672. But BenhadadH1130 was drinkingH8354 himself drunkH7910 in the pavilionsH5521, he and the kingsH4428, the thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 kingsH4428 that helpedH5826 him. 17And the young menH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082 went outH3318 firstH7223; and BenhadadH1130 sent outH7971, and they toldH5046 him, sayingH559, There are menH582 come outH3318 of SamariaH8111. 18And he saidH559, Whether they have come outH3318 for peaceH7965, takeH8610 them aliveH2416; or whether they have come outH3318 for warH4421, takeH8610 them aliveH2416. 19So these young menH5288 of the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082 came outH3318 of the cityH5892, and the armyH2428 which followedH310 them. 20And they slewH5221 every oneH376 his manH376: and the SyriansH758 fledH5127; and IsraelH3478 pursuedH7291 them: and BenhadadH1130 the kingH4428 of SyriaH758 escapedH4422 on an horseH5483 with the horsemenH6571. 21And the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 went outH3318, and smoteH5221 the horsesH5483 and chariotsH7393, and slewH5221 the SyriansH758 with a greatH1419 slaughterH4347.
22And the prophetH5030 cameH5066 to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, and saidH559 to him, GoH3212, strengthenH2388 thyself, and markH3045, and seeH7200 what thou doestH6213: for at the returnH8666 of the yearH8141 the kingH4428 of SyriaH758 will come upH5927 against thee. 23And the servantsH5650 of the kingH4428 of SyriaH758 saidH559 to him, Their godsH430 are godsH430 of the hillsH2022; therefore they were strongerH2388 than we; butH199 let us fightH3898 against them in the plainH4334, and surelyH3808 we shall be strongerH2388 than they. 24And doH6213 this thingH1697, TakeH5493 the kingsH4428 away, every manH376 out of his placeH4725, and putH7760 captainsH6346 in their places: 25And numberH4487 thee an armyH2428, like the armyH2428 that thou hast lostH5307, horseH5483 for horseH5483, and chariotH7393 for chariotH7393: and we will fightH3898 againstH854 them in the plainH4334, and surely we shall be strongerH2388 than they. And he hearkenedH8085 to their voiceH6963, and did soH6213.4 26And it came to pass at the returnH8666 of the yearH8141, that BenhadadH1130 numberedH6485 the SyriansH758, and went upH5927 to AphekH663, to fightH4421 against IsraelH3478.5 27And the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 were numberedH6485, and were all presentH3557, and wentH3212 againstH7125 them: and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 encampedH2583 before them like twoH8147 little flocksH2835 of kidsH5795; but the SyriansH758 filledH4390 the countryH776.6 28And there cameH5066 a manH376 of GodH430, and spokeH559 to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, and saidH559, Thus saithH559 the LORDH3068, Because the SyriansH758 have saidH559, The LORDH3068 is GodH430 of the hillsH2022, but he is not GodH430 of the valleysH6010, therefore will I deliverH5414 all this greatH1419 multitudeH1995 into thy handH3027, and ye shall knowH3045 that I am the LORDH3068. 29And they encampedH2583 oppositeH5227 oneH428 anotherH428 sevenH7651 daysH3117. And so it was, that in the seventhH7637 dayH3117 the battleH4421 was joinedH7126: and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 slewH5221 of the SyriansH758 an hundredH3967 thousandH505 footmenH7273 in oneH259 dayH3117. 30But the restH3498 fledH5127 to AphekH663, into the cityH5892; and there a wallH2346 fellH5307 upon twentyH6242 and sevenH7651 thousandH505 of the menH376 that were leftH3498. And BenhadadH1130 fledH5127, and cameH935 into the cityH5892, into an innerH2315 chamberH2315.7
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 20:13 came: Heb. approached ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 20:14 young...: or, servants ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 20:14 order: Heb. bind, or, tie ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 20:25 that thou...: Heb. that was fallen ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 20:26 to fight...: Heb. to the war with Israel ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 20:27 were all...: or, were nourished ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 20:30 into an...: or, from chamber to chamber: Heb. into a chamber within a chamber ↩
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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