1 Kings 20:30 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 20:30

The 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.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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, 1Ki 20:43 (note).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The wall - Or, the walls (the singular number, for the plural) of the city; in which they were now fortifying themselves. This might possibly happen thro' natural causes; but most probably, was effected by the mighty power of God, sending some earthquake, or violent storm which threw down the walls upon them; or doing this by the ministry of angels.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ben-hadad succeeded in extricating himself, and, with his attendants, sought concealment in the city, fleeing from chamber to chamber; or, as some think it, an inner chamber, that is, a harem; but seeing no ultimate means of escape, he was advised to throw himself on the tender mercies of the Israelitish monarch.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ	vai.ya.Nu.su	and they fled	H5127 →
הַנּוֹתָרִ֥ים׀	ha.no.ta.Rim	the [ones who] remained	H3498 →
אֲפֵקָה֮	'a.fe.Kah	Aphek towards	H663 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
הָעִיר֒	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
וַתִּפֹּל֙	va.ti.Pol	and it fell	H5307 →
הַחוֹמָ֔ה	ha.cho.Mah	the wall	H2346 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	'es.Rim	twenty	H6242 →
וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה	ve.shiv.'Ah	and seven	H7651 →
אֶ֛לֶף	'E.lef	thousand	H505 →
אִ֖ישׁ	'ish	man	H376 →
הַנּוֹתָרִ֑ים	ha.no.ta.Rim	who remained	H3498 →
וּבֶן־	u.ven-	and Ben	H1130 →
הֲדַ֣ד	ha.Dad	Hadad	H1130 →
נָ֔ס	Nas	he fled	H5127 →
וַיָּבֹ֥א	vai.ya.Vo'	and he went	H935 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
הָעִ֖יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
חֶ֥דֶר	Che.der	a room	H2315 →
בְּחָֽדֶר׃ ס	be.Cha.der	in a room	H2315 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 18:25
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
leads to
- Matthew 5:7
  Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Psalms 62:12
  and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
- Matthew 18:33–35
  Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
Through
1 Kings 20:26
In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
leads to
- 2 Kings 13:17
  “Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for…
Through
1 Kings 22:25
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
leads to
- Jeremiah 28:16–17
  Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 29:32
  this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 19:20
  But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and…
Through
Luke 13:4
Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
leads to
- Nehemiah 3:15
  The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of…

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