1 Kings 20:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 20:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 20:30 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were lef..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 20:30 — KJV
“But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. into an...: or, from chamber to chamber: Heb. into a chamber within a chamber”
— 1 Kings 20:30 (KJV)
1 Kings 20:30 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 20:30
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:30: into, city, wall
“Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:30: rest, into, city
“The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. narrowed...: Heb. narrowings, or, rebatements”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:30: rest, wall, seven
“Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. men that...: or, every one drawing a sword”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:30: fell, twenty, thousand
“And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:30: fled, into, fell
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