1 Kings 20:26 - Printer Friendly

ESV: In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

NIV: The next spring Ben-Hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

NASB: So at the turn of the year Ben-hadad mustered the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

CSB: In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to battle Israel.

NLT: The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek.

KJV: And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.

NKJV: So it was, in the spring of the year, that Ben-Hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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