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The Israelites inflicted a hundred thousand casualties on the Aramean foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/nlt/1_kings/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> The two armies camped opposite each other for seven days, and on the seventh day the battle began. The Israelites killed 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/esv/1_kings/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> And they encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined. And the people of Israel struck down of the Syrians 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/bsb/1_kings/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/kjv/1_kings/20.htm">King James Bible</a> And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/20.htm">New King James Version</a> And they encamped opposite each other for seven days. So it was that on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians in one day. <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So they camped, one opposite the other, for seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel killed of the Arameans a hundred thousand foot soldiers in a single day. <a href="/nasb/1_kings/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> So they camped one over against the other seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel killed of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So they camped one over against the other seven days. And it came about that on the seventh day, the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel killed of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/lsb/1_kings/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So they camped one opposite the other seven days. Now it happened that on the seventh day the battle was joined, and the sons of Israel struck down of the Arameans 100,000 foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/amp/1_kings/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So they camped opposite each other for seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle began, and the sons of Israel killed 100,000 of the Aramean foot soldiers in a single day. <a href="/csb/1_kings/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They camped opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day, the battle took place, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They camped opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day, the battle took place, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—100,000 foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/asv/1_kings/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/cev/1_kings/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> For seven days the two armies stayed in their camps, facing each other. Then on the seventh day the fighting broke out, and before sunset the Israelites had killed 100,000 Syrian troops. <a href="/erv/1_kings/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They camped facing one another for seven days, and on the seventh day the battle started. The Israelites killed 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/gnt/1_kings/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> For seven days the Syrians and the Israelites stayed in their camps, facing each other. On the seventh day they started fighting, and the Israelites killed a hundred thousand Syrians. <a href="/isv/1_kings/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> So they remained in opposing camps for seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle commenced, and the Israelis killed 100,000 Aramean infantry troops in a single day. <a href="/msb/1_kings/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans?a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/net/1_kings/20.htm">NET Bible</a> The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/nheb/1_kings/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They camped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Arameans in one day. <a href="/wbt/1_kings/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/web/1_kings/20.htm">World English Bible</a> They encamped opposite each other for seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand footmen of the Syrians in one day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they encamp opposite one another [for] seven days, and it comes to pass on the seventh day, that the battle draws near, and the sons of Israel strike one hundred thousand footmen of Aram in one day. <a href="/ylt/1_kings/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they encamp one over-against another seven days, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the battle draweth near, and the sons of Israel smite Aram -- a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/slt/1_kings/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And these will encamp over against those seven days. And it will be in the seventh day, and the battle will draw near: and the sons of Israel will strike Aram a hundred thousand footmen in one day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And both sides set their armies in array one against the other seven days, and on the seventh day the battle was fought: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day. <a href="/nabre/1_kings/20.htm">New American Bible</a> They were encamped opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day battle was joined, and the Israelites struck down one hundred thousand foot soldiers of Aram in one day. <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They encamped opposite one another seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle began; the Israelites killed one hundred thousand Aramean foot soldiers in one day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So they encamped, one over against the other, seven days. And on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Arameans a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And these camped against those for seven days, and it was on the seventh day, and they waged war, and the sons of Israel killed a hundred thousand men of Edom, Foot Soldiers, in one day<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they encamped one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel slew of the Arameans a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/sep/1_kings/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they encamp one over against the other before them seven days. And it came to pass on the seventh day that the battle drew on, and Israel smote Syria, even a hundred thousand footmen in one day. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/20-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=8123" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/20.htm">Another War with Ben-hadad</a> …28Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’ ” 29<a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: šiḇ·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">For seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·ya·ḥă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">the armies camped</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">opposite each other,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5227.htm" title="5227: nō·ḵaḥ (Prep) -- From the same as nekach; properly, the front part; used adverbially, opposite, in front of, forward, in behalf of."></a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">on the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: ham·mil·ḥā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">the battle</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wat·tiq·raḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">ensued,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">struck down</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">the Arameans—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’āh- (Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">a hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-ms) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7273.htm" title="7273: raḡ·lî (Adj-ms) -- On foot. From regel; a footman.">foot soldiers</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">in one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> 30The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-33.htm">2 Chronicles 18:33-34</a> However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” / The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died. <a href="/2_kings/6-16.htm">2 Kings 6:16-17</a> “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” / Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a> And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19-22</a> Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands. / The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!” / Each Israelite took his position around the camp, and the entire Midianite army fled, crying out as they ran. ... <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6-15</a> Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” / His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” / “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them. ... <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-50</a> But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">2 Samuel 10:9-14</a> When Joab saw the battle lines before him and behind him, he selected some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Arameans. / And he placed the rest of the troops under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites. / “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/13-13.htm">2 Chronicles 13:13-18</a> Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to ambush from the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah, the ambush was behind them. / When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets, / and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. And when they raised the cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. ... <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies! <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-14</a> And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. / As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites. / On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” ... <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a> But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” <a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3-7</a> For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them. / You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob. / Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies. ... <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-18</a> No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. / Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a> But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.his servants<a href="/1_kings/20-23.htm">1 Kings 20:23</a> 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.<a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm">2 Kings 5:13</a> And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?merciful kings<a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm">Proverbs 20:28</a> Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.<a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Isaiah 16:5</a> And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.<a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7,8</a> In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; … put sackcloth<a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a> And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly… <a href="/genesis/37-34.htm">Genesis 37:34</a> And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.<a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">2 Samuel 3:31</a> And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.peradventure<a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">2 Kings 7:4</a> If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.<a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Esther 4:16</a> Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.<a href="/job/2-4.htm">Job 2:4</a> And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Children</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-12.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">Footmen</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-15.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-21.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-15.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-21.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">Syrians</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-15.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-39.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-33.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">Footmen</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-6.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-10.htm">Opposite</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">Syrians</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Thousand</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 20</div>1. <a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">Ben-Hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges Samaria</a> 13. <a href="/1_kings/20-13.htm">By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain</a> 22. <a href="/1_kings/20-22.htm">As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians come against him in Aphek</a> 28. <a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again</a> 31. <a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">The Syrians submit; Ahab sends Ben-Hadad away with a covenant</a> 35. <a href="/1_kings/20-35.htm">The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner, </a> 39. <a href="/1_kings/20-39.htm">making Ahab judge himself, denounces God's judgment against him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For seven days the armies camped opposite each other The number seven often signifies completion or perfection in the Bible, seen in the creation week (Genesis 1) and the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6). The seven-day standoff may symbolize a period of divine preparation or testing. The Arameans and Israelites were encamped in the region of Aphek, a strategic location in northern Israel, which has been identified through archaeological findings. This period of waiting could reflect a psychological warfare tactic, testing the resolve and patience of both armies.and on the seventh day the battle ensued The seventh day marks a turning point, reminiscent of the Sabbath, a day of divine intervention and rest. The timing suggests that God orchestrated the events, aligning with His pattern of using the seventh day for significant acts. This battle is part of a series of conflicts between Israel and Aram, highlighting the ongoing struggle for dominance in the region. The sudden commencement of battle after a week of inactivity underscores the unpredictability of ancient warfare.and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day This overwhelming victory is attributed to divine intervention, as the Israelites were often outnumbered by their enemies. The defeat of a hundred thousand Aramean soldiers in a single day emphasizes the miraculous nature of the victory, similar to other biblical battles where God delivered Israel against overwhelming odds (e.g., Gideon's victory in <a href="/judges/7.htm">Judges 7</a>). This event foreshadows the ultimate victory of God's people over their enemies, a theme echoed in eschatological prophecies. The scale of the defeat also serves as a testament to God's power and faithfulness to His covenant with Israel, reinforcing the idea that success in battle is not by might, but by the Spirit of the Lord (<a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of Israel, God's chosen nation, who are engaged in battle against the Arameans. 2. <a href="/topical/a/arameans.htm">Arameans</a> The opposing army, often at odds with Israel, representing the forces against God's people. 3. <a href="/topical/k/king_ahab.htm">King Ahab</a> The king of Israel at the time, known for his complex relationship with God and his often wayward leadership. 4. <a href="/topical/b/battle.htm">Battle</a> The conflict between the Israelites and the Arameans, which culminates in a significant victory for Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/s/seven_days.htm">Seven Days</a> The period during which the two armies camped opposite each other before engaging in battle, symbolizing a period of preparation and divine timing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a> God's timing is perfect, and His plans unfold according to His divine schedule. The seven days of waiting before the battle signifies preparation and trust in God's timing. <a href="/topical/r/reliance_on_god.htm">Reliance on God</a> The Israelites' victory over a much larger force underscores the importance of relying on God rather than human strength or numbers. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The Israelites' obedience in engaging the battle after seven days demonstrates faith in action, trusting God's promise of victory. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> This passage serves as a reminder of the spiritual battles believers face and the assurance of victory through Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The overwhelming victory illustrates God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to deliver His people against all odds.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 20</a> <a href="/q/is_1_kings_20_29_historically_supported.htm">Does the claim that 100,000 Aramean foot soldiers were struck down in one day align with any historical or archaeological data (1 Kings 20:29)? </a> <a href="/q/is_2_samuel_10_6's_troop_hire_credible.htm">According to 2 Samuel 10:6, how credible is the large-scale hiring of Aramean troops, and does historical evidence verify such military alliances for the period?</a> <a href="/q/could_232_officers_defeat_a_large_army.htm">How plausible is it that just 232 junior officers could rout a massive Aramean army (1 Kings 20:15-21)?</a> <a href="/q/could_one_city_wall_kill_27,000_men.htm">Could a single city wall realistically collapse and kill 27,000 men, as the text asserts (1 Kings 20:30)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - And they pitched one over against the other [Heb. these opposite these] seven days. [The Syrians, despite their overwhelming numbers, appear to have been afraid to attack, and the Israelites were naturally reluctant, despite the promise they had received, to join battle with so great a host]. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was Joined [Heb. the war drew near. It may have been by the direction of the man of God that the Israelites attacked on the seventh day, or the precedent of Jericho (<a href="/joshua/6-15.htm">Joshua 6:15</a>) may have influenced their leaders; or the number seven, properly the mark and signature of the covenant, may have come to be regarded superstitiously - in fact, as a lucky number (cf. <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Isaiah 65:11</a>; <a href="/esther/3-7.htm">Esther 3:7</a>]: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. [This prodigious slaughter may well create surprise. That two comparatively small companies should be able, physically, to slay, with the rude weapons of that age, 100,000 warriors, fighting for their lives, seems hardly credible. It is probable, therefore, that the numbers here, as elsewhere, have been exaggerated in the course of transcription. Another explanation of the difficulty has, indeed, been suggested by Bahr, viz., that וַיַּכּוּ may signify here, as it undoubtedly does elsewhere, "defeated," "put to flight" (see <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">1 Samuel 13:4</a>, etc.) And the Hebrew at first sight seems to favour this idea, for it may be rendered literally, they smote Syria, a hundred thousand, etc. The 100,000 would then represent the entire strength of the Syrian infantry. But the mention of the "footmen" and of "one day" alike suggests that it is of slaughter, not dispersion, that the historian speaks.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/20-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days יָמִ֑ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day [the armies] camped וַֽיַּחֲנ֧וּ (way·ya·ḥă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp opposite each other, אֵ֦לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those and וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be on the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> Seventh (an ordinal number) day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the battle הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war ensued, וַתִּקְרַב֙ (wat·tiq·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> To come near, approach and the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son struck down וַיַּכּ֨וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike the Arameans— אֲרָ֛ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria a hundred מֵאָה־ (mê·’āh-) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred thousand אֶ֥לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> A thousand foot soldiers רַגְלִ֖י (raḡ·lî) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7273.htm">Strong's 7273: </a> A footman in one אֶחָֽד׃ (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first day. בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/20-29.htm">1 Kings 20:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-29.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 20:29 They encamped one over against the other (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 20:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 20:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 20:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 20:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>