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1 Kings 20:21

“The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.”

1 Kings 20:21 in the King James Version

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
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Verse in context — 1 Kings 20

19

So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.

20

They each killed his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Ben Hadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen.

21

The king of Israel went out, and struck the horses and chariots, and killed the Syrians with a great slaughter.

22

The prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Go, strengthen yourself, and mark, and see what you do; for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against you.

23

The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

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Cross references for 1 Kings 20:21

  • 1 Samuel 17:52

    The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

  • Judges 3:28

    He said to them, "Follow me; for Yahweh has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand." They followed him, and took the fords of the Jordan against the Moabites, and didn't allow any man to pass over.

  • Judges 7:23-25

    The men of Israel were gathered together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after Midian. Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down against Midian, and take be...

  • 2 Kings 3:24

    When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.

  • 2 Kings 3:18

    This is but a light thing in the sight of Yahweh. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

  • 1 Samuel 14:20-22

    Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great confusion. Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines as before, a...

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