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They encamped one over against the other seven days. So it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed of the Syrians one hundred thousand footmen in one day.
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A Visible Act of God
Commentators emphasize that the victory, with a small Israelite army defeating 100,000 Syrians, was not due to military skill but was a miraculous event. John Gill states, "the hand of the Lord was visible in it." This outcome was a direct fulfillment of God's promise to demonstrate His universal power, proving He is Lord of the valleys as well as the hills.
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19th Century
Baptist
And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they pitched one over against the other seven days Very probably the Israelites pitched upon an hill, and the Sy…
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…
