1 Kings 20:26

Aphek. Probably east of the Sea of Galilee.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Aphek - There were several places of this name in Palestine (see the marginal reference). This Aphek has been almost certainly identified with th...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ahab's Victory over Ben-hadad. Chs. 20 and 22 come from another source. Elijah does not appear, the religious interest is less prominent, and Ahab...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. Ben-hadad numbered...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight aga...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

War between Israel and Syria The Syrians besiege Samaria, but a sally being made from the city by the direction of a prophet, they are driven off,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Aphek ] probably a city E. of the Sea of Galilee.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Aphek. — The name, signifying simply a “fortress,” as applied to several different places. There are two places which suit well enough with the Aph...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AHAB AND BENHADAD 1 Kings 20:1-30 IN the Septuagint and in Josephus the events narrated in the twentieth chapter of the Book of Kings are place...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Prosperous Nation 1 Kings 4:1-7 ; 1 Kings 20:1-43 ; 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 22:1-53 What a picture is here given of national contentment...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the God both of Hills and Valleys 1 Kings 20:16-30 What is God to us? Is He only the God of the hills? We expect religion to serve us when we c...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the actual movement in the downfall of Ahab. Ben-hadad, drunken, profligate, despotic, came in the pride of arms against Samaria. By the...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(22) В¶ And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass at the return of the year ,.... In the spring, or autumn, as some think, 2 Samuel 11:1 that Benhadad numbered the Syrians ;...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. Ver. 26. And wen...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek A city in the tribe of Asher; which, it is probable, was one of those that Ben-hadad's fathe...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AHAB DEFEATS SYRIA (vs.1-22) God's care for His people Israel is still remarkably displayed in this chapter in spite of the unholy character of...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ahab's Folly Reproved. B. C. 900. 22...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Not that Aphek in Judah, of which Joshua 13:4 Joshua 15:31 ; but that in Asher, of which Joshua 19:30 Judges 1:31 , nigh unto which was t...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

War With Benhadad King Of Aram ( 1 Kings 20:1-43 ). There is no indication at what point in Ahab's reign these events occurred, but a situation is...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Thwarts Benhadad's Second Attempt On Israel ( 1 Kings 20:22-34 ). It was not likely that Benhadad would take this reverse lightly. While his...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 20:22 . At the return of the year —לִתְשׁוּבת השָׁנָה. with the beginning of the year—the spring—until...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Kings 20:3 . Thy gold thy wives are mine. The African princes still send similar messages to one another. Mungo Park mentions one who sent an or...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE INVASIONS OF ISRAEL BY THE SYRIANS AND THEIR RESULTS .—The insertion of this chapter, which contains an accoun...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Benhadad's Second Defeat, Capture, and Release
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass at the return of the year, as the prophet had foretold, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians and went up to Aphek, in the Plain o...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:30 ; 1 Samuel 29:1 ; 1 Samuel 4:1 ; 2 Kings 13:17 ; Joshua 13:4 ; Joshua 19:30 ; Judges 1:31

²⁶ And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fightf against Israel.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 20:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:26