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A Limited, Local 'God'
Commentators explain that the Syrians' belief in a 'god of the hills' was standard pagan thinking. Ancient polytheism viewed gods as having limited power, tied to specific locations like mountains or valleys. This stands in stark contrast to the biblical revelation of Jehovah as the one, all-powerful God who reigns everywhere, not just in the highlands.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 20:23
18th Century
Theologian
Their gods are gods of the hills. The local power and influence of deities was a fixed principle of ancient polytheism. Each country was c…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 20:23
19th Century
Bishop
Gods of the hills. —The idea of tutelary gods, whose strength was greatest on their own soil, is naturally common in polytheistic …
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 20:23
19th Century
Preacher
It was a current heathenish idea that there was one god for a mountain, another for a stream, another for a plain; and these men imagined that the …
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 20:23
17th Century
Pastor
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him
His ministers of state, his privy counsellors:
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 20:22–30
17th Century
Minister
Those around 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 the…