1 Kings 20:28

Contextual Overview

²²The prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go and strengthen yourself, then consider carefully what you should do, for in the spring the king of Aram will attack you.” ²² The prophet came near to the king of Yisra'el, and said to him, Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against you. 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. ²² Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, "Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Syria will come up against you." ²² Then the prophet went to Ahab king of Israel and said, "The king of Aram will attack you again next spring. So go home now and strengthen your army and see what you need to do." ²² The prophet visited the king of Israel and instructed him, "Go, fortify your defenses. Determine what you must do, for in the spring the king of Syria will attack you." ²²Then the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself and observe and see what you have to do; for at the first of next year the king of Aram (Syria) will come up against you." ²² Then the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, "Go, show yourself courageous and be aware and see what you have to do; for at the turn of the year the king of Aram will march against you." ²² (For there had come a Prophet to the King of Israel, and had sayd vnto him, Goe, be of good courage, and consider, and take heede what thou doest: for when the yeere is gone about, the King of Aram wil come vp against thee) ²²Then the prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself and know and see what you have to do; for at the turn of the year the king of Aram will come up against you."

Bible Verse Review
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there came: 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:22, 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 17:18, 2 Chronicles 20:14-20

Because: 1 Kings 20:23, Isaiah 37:29-37

therefore will: 1 Kings 20:13, Deuteronomy 32:27, Joshua 7:8, Joshua 7:9, Job 12:16-19, Psalms 58:10, Psalms 58:11, Psalms 79:10, Isaiah 37:29, Isaiah 37:35, Jeremiah 14:7, Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 20:14, Ezekiel 36:21-23, Ezekiel 36:32

ye shall know: 1 Kings 20:13, Exodus 6:7, Exodus 7:5, Exodus 8:22, Deuteronomy 29:6, Ezekiel 6:14, Ezekiel 11:12, Ezekiel 12:16, Ezekiel 36:22, Ezekiel 39:7

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:17 - thou shalt Numbers 21:34 - for I have Numbers 23:13 - unto 2 Samuel 10:13 - they fled 2 Kings 3:18 - he will 2 Kings 3:27 - they departed 2 Kings 6:9 - Beware 2 Kings 19:19 - O Lord 1 Chronicles 19:14 - they fled Jeremiah 23:23 - General Jeremiah 35:4 - a man Ezekiel 7:27 - and they Ezekiel 22:16 - thou shalt know Ezekiel 37:6 - ye shall Daniel 11:11 - the multitude 1 Timothy 6:11 - O man

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there came a man of God,.... The same as before, 1 Kings 20:13 or had come p before the little army went out to meet the Syrians; though he might go to Ahab when encamped, for his encouragement:

and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, thus saith the Lord, because the Syrians have said, the Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys; 1 Kings 20:13- :.

therefore will I deliver, all this great multitude into thine hand; not for Ahab's sake would the Lord do this, who does not appear thankful to God for the former victory, nor to be reformed from his idolatry, and the better for it, but for the honour of his own name, which had been blasphemed by the Syrians:

and ye shall know that I am the Lord; both of hills and valleys, the omnipotent Jehovah, the only true God.

p ויגש "accesserat", Vatablus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A man of God - Evidently not the prophet who had spoken to Ahab the year before 1 Kings 20:13, 1 Kings 20:22. He probably dwelt in the neighborhood of Samaria. Now that Ahab and his army had marched out into the Trans-Jordanic territory, another prophet, a native probably of that region, announced God’s will to them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 28. Because the Syrians have said — God resents their blasphemy, and is determined to punish it. They shall now be discomfited in such a way as to show that God's power is every where, and that the multitude of a host is nothing against him.