23 And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, 'Gods of hills 'are' their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain—are we not stronger than they?

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 20:23

Commentary on 1 Kings 20:22-30

(Read 1 Kings 20:22-30)

Those about Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but they speak very ignorantly of Jehovah. They supposed that Israel had many gods, to whom they ascribed limited power within a certain district; thus vain were the Gentiles in their imaginations concerning God. The greatest wisdom in worldly concerns is often united with the most contemptible folly in the things of God.