John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 20:30

"But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber." — 1 Kings 20:30 (ASV)

But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city
Which perhaps was in the hands of the Syrians, and was designed for a retreat for them, should they be beaten:

and there a wall fell upon twenty seven thousand of the men that were
left ;
not slain in the battle; here again the Lord might be seen, who, as Abarbinel observes, fought from heaven, and either by a violent wind, or an earthquake, threw down the wall upon them just as they had got under it for shelter:

and Benhadad fled, and came into the city into an inner chamber ;
or, "into a chamber within a chamber" ^F17 , for greater secrecy.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: rdxb rdx ) "cubiculo in cubiculum", Pagninus, Montanus.