1 Kings 20:21

“And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.”

"And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter." - 1 Kings 20:21
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What does 1 Kings 20:21 mean?

1 Kings 20:21 (KJV) reads, "And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter." This verse occurs within the context of King Ahab of Israel being approached by Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria. Ben-Hadad had sent…

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Divine Victory: Lessons from 1 Kings 20:21

The story found in 1 Kings 20:21, where we read, "And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter," serves as a powerful reminder of God’s sovereignty and the effectiveness of his divine intervention in battles of…

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A Prayer for Divine Victory and Courage

O Sovereign Lord, God of Israel, we humbly come before You as we meditate on the profound truth revealed in 1 Kings 20:21, where it is written, "And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter." Lord, we acknowledge…

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1 Kings 20:21 - "And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter."
2 Kings 20:21 - "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 21:20 (KJVA) 20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Kings 21:20 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did."
1 Kings 21:20 - "And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD."
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1 Peter 2:20-21
"And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead." - 2 Kings 20:21
1 Kings 20:16 - "And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him."
1 Kings 21:14 - "Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead."
1 Kings 20:24 - "And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:"
1 Kings 16:20 - "Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 21:28 - "And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,"
1 Kings 21:17 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,"
1 Kings 20:20 - "And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen."
1 Kings 20:1 - "And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it."
1 Kings 21:12 - "They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people."
1 Kings 20:43 - "And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria."
1 Kings 21:1 - "And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria."
1 Kings 22:21 - "And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him."
"And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did." - 2 Kings 21:20
1 Kings 2:21 - "And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife."
1 Kings 20:38 - "So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face."
1 Chronicles 16:21 - "He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,"
1 Kings 21:9 - "And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:"