1 Kings 20:26
26 The next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
Other Translations of 1 Kings 20:26
King James Version
26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight
English Standard Version
26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
The Message
26 As the new year approached, Ben-Hadad rallied Aram and they went up to Aphek to make war on Israel.
New King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
26 The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek.
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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.