1 Kings 20:30

And they who were left fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men who were left,—and, Ben-hadad, fled, and came into the city, into a chamber within a chamber.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

In Context

29So they encamped, these, over against, those, seven days,—and it came to pass, on the seventh day, that the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel smote the Syrians, a hundred thousand footmen, in one day.

31And his servants said unto him, Lo! we pray thee, we have heard, of the kings of the house of Israel, that, kings known for lovingkindness, they are. Let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes about our head, and let us go forth unto the king of Israel, peradventure he will save alive thy soul.

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Cross References

Judges 9:40And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him,—and there fell a multitude of slain as far as the entering of the gate.

1 Kings 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent unto him and said,—So, let the gods do to me, and, so, let them add,—if the dust of Samaria suffice by handfuls, for all the people who are at my feet.

1 Kings 20:26And so it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians,—and came up to Aphek, to fight with Israel;

2 Kings 9:2and, when thou art come in thither, then look thee out, there, Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi; and thou shalt enter and get him to rise up out of the midst of his brethren, and take him into an inner chamber;

Psalms 18:25With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving,—With the blameless man, thou didst show thyself blameless;

Jeremiah 48:44He that fleeth from the face of the terror, Shall fall into the pit, And, he that getteth up out of the pit, Shall be captured by the snare,—For I will bring against her—against Moab, The year of their visitation, Declareth Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:23-31

Ahab's Folly Reproved. ( b. c. 900.) 22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. 23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. 24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his… Read the whole commentary →

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