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God's Power Is Not Limited
Commentators widely agree that the wall collapsing on 27,000 soldiers was not a random accident. Scholars suggest it was a supernatural event, like a divinely sent earthquake or a violent wind. This served as a dramatic demonstration that God's power is not limited to the hills, directly refuting the Syrians' earlier blasphemous claim.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 20:30
18th Century
Theologian
A wall — This refers to "the wall," that is, the wall of the town. We may suppose that a terrific earthquake occurred during the siege while…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 20:30
19th Century
Bishop
A wall—properly, the wall of the city, whether falling by earthquake or in the storming of the place by Israel.
Th…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Kings 20:29–32
19th Century
Preacher
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…
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John Gill
On 1 Kings 20:30
17th Century
Pastor
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city
Which perhaps was in the hands of the Syrians, and was designed for a retr…
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…