1 Kings 20:21

behold, I bring + 20:21 Gr. evils.evil upon thee: and I will kindle a fire after thee, and I will utterly destroy every male of Achaab, and him that is shut up and him that is left in Israel.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

In Context

20And Achaab said to Eliu, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? and he said, I have found thee: because thou hast + 20:20 Gr. foolishly, or in vain.wickedly sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger;

22And I will + 20:22 Gr. give.make thy house as the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa son of Achia, because of the provocations wherewith thou hast provoked me, and caused Israel to sin.

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Cross References

Joshua 10:20And it came to pass when Joshua and all Israel ceased destroying them utterly with a very great slaughter, that they that escaped took refuge in the strong cities.

Judges 7:23And the host fled as far as Bethseed Tagaragatha Abel-meula to Tabath; and the men of Israel from Nephthali, and from Aser, and from all Manasse, came to help, and followed after Madiam.

1 Samuel 14:20And Saul went up and all the people that were with him, and they come to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his neighbour, a very great confusion.

1 Samuel 19:8And + 19:8 Lit. war added to be.there was again war against Saul; and David did valiantly, and fought against the Philistines, and smote them with a very great slaughter, and they fled from before him.

2 Kings 3:24And they entered into the camp of Israel; and Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them; and they + 3:24 Gr. went in, going in and smiting.went on and smote Moab as they went.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:13-22

Ben-hadad's Defeat. ( b. c. 900.) 12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. 13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord . 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he… Read the whole commentary →

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