1 Kings 20:30

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 Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
rest	הַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים ha.no.ta.Rim	H3498	to jut over or exceed · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
fled	וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ vai.ya.Nu.su	H5127	to flit · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Aphek	אֲפֵקָה֮ 'a.fe.Kah	H663	Aphek (or Aphik) · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
city	הָעִיר֒ ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
wall	הַחוֹמָ֔ה ha.cho.Mah	H2346	a wall of protection · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
fell	וַתִּפֹּל֙ va.ti.Pol	H5307	to fall · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֨ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
seven	וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה ve.shiv.'Ah	H7651	seven (as the sacred full one) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
thousand	אֶ֛לֶף 'E.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute
men	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
left	הַנּוֹתָרִ֑ים ha.no.ta.Rim	H3498	to jut over or exceed · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Ben-hadad	וּבֶן u.ven-	H1130	Ben-Hadad · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
fled	נָ֔ס Nas	H5127	to flit · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
came	וַיָּבֹ֥א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
city	הָעִ֖יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
inner	חֶ֥דֶר Che.der	H2315	an apartment (usually literal) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
chamber	בְּחָֽדֶר be.Cha.der	H2315	an apartment (usually literal) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 22:25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
2 Chronicles 18:24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
1 Kings 20:26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
Luke 13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
1 Kings 20:10 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the…
1 Kings 20:20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the…
Psalms 18:25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Isaiah 24:18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:22-30

We have here an account of another successful campaign which Ahab, by divine aid, made against the Syrians, in which he gave them a greater defeat than in the former. Strange! Ahab idolatrous and yet victorious, a persecutor and yet a conqueror! God has wise and holy ends in suffering wicked men to prosper, and glorifies his own name thereby. I. Ahab is admonished by a prophet to prepare for another war, Kg1 20:22. It should seem, he was now secure, and looked but a little way before him. Those that are careless of their souls are often as careless of their outwards affairs; but the prophet (to whom God made known the following counsels of the Syrians) told him they would renew their attempt…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:27

like two little flocks of kids--Goats are never seen in large flocks, or scattered, like sheep; and hence the two small but compact divisions of the Israelite force are compared to goats, not sheep. Humanly speaking, that little handful of men would have been overpowered by numbers. But a prophet was sent to the small Israelite army to announce the victory, in order to convince the Syrians that the God of Israel was omnipotent everywhere, in the valley as well as on the hills. And, accordingly, after the two armies had pitched opposite each other for seven days, they came to an open battle. One hundred thousand Syrians lay dead on the field, while the fugitives took refuge in Aphek, and ther…

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Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 20:30

A wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand - From the first view of this text it would appear that when the Syrians fled to Aphek, and shut themselves within the walls, the Israelites immediately brought all hands, and sapped the walls, in consequence of which a large portion fell, and buried twenty-seven thousand men. But perhaps the hand of God was more immediately in this disaster; probably a burning wind is meant. See at the end of the chapter, Kg1 20:43 (note). Came into the city, into an inner chamber - However the passage above may be understood, the city was now, in effect, taken; and Ben-hadad either betook himself with his few followers to the citadel or to some secret hiding-place…

Dictionary and topics

Ahab — Father’s brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q.v.), who exercised a very evil influence…
Aphik — (Judg. 1:31); Aphek (Josh. 13:4; 19:30), stronghold. (1.) A city of the tribe of Asher. It was the scene of the licentious worship of the Syrian Aphrodite. The ruins of the temple, “magnificent…
Joash — Whom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) One of…
Wall — Cities were surrounded by walls, as distinguished from “unwalled villages” (Ezek. 38:11; Lev. 25:29-34). They were made thick and strong (Num. 13:28; Deut. 3:5). Among the Jews walls were built of…
Aphek · .Ben-hadad — .Ben-hadad
Syria · The Israelites: Encouraged and assisted by God overcame a second time — The Israelites: Encouraged and assisted by God overcame a second time
Walls · Of cities: The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction — Of cities: The falling of, sometimes occasioned great destruction

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Kings 20:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:22-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 20:30

Dictionary and topics

1 Kings 20:30

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:22-30

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 20:27

Adam Clarke on 1 Kings 20:30

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 Kings 20:30

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 20:29-30

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 20:27-30

Rashi on 1 Kings 20:28