26 The next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
26 As the new year approached, Ben-Hadad rallied Aram and they went up to Aphek to make war on Israel.
26 So it was, in the spring of the year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
26 The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 20:26
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.