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and number you an army, like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. He listened to their voice, and did so.
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The Folly of Limiting God
Matthew Henry highlights the Syrians' profound theological error. They correctly assumed a divine power was involved but wrongly believed in localized 'gods of the hills.' This shows how worldly wisdom can be united with 'contemptible folly' when it comes to understanding the one, true God, whose power is not limited by geography or circumstance.
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1 Kings
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19th Century
Baptist
And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the pla…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And number thee an army like the army that thou hast lost , &c.] Raise an army of an equal number, which they suppos…
Presbyterian
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…
