1 Kings 20:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

They slew

2 Samuel 2:16

Ecclesiastes 9:11

The syrians

General references

Proverbs 20:1

Proverbs 31:4

Bible References

They slew

Each one of them seized his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent’s side; so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.

I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.

The syrians

five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

When the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers, they held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands for blowing, and cried, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”

Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer behind him; and they fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death after him.

For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.”

The king is not saved by a mighty army;

A warrior is not delivered by great strength.

The nations made an uproar, the kingdoms tottered;
He

raised His voice, the earth melted.

General references

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler,

And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong drink,