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1 Kings 20:28

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 20:28

Verse 28 of 43

Scripture focus

And there came a man of God, 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, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

1 Kings 20:28 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 20:28

Theological / Devotional

Ye shall know. God did not intend that either Ahab or the Syrians should ascribe the coming victory to any other cause than His own intervention in Israel’s behalf. By His granting victory to His people, the heathen should know that the Lord only was God (see 2 Kings 19:16-34). God planned that the majesty of His name should be vindicated before all the peoples of earth (see Ps. 67:2; 102:15; 138:4; Eze. 20:9). By granting Israel victory over the great host of Syrians, Jehovah would show in the eyes of the nations around that He was a God not only of the hills but also of the valleys, and indeed of all the earth.

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