1 Kings 20:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods 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.

Their gods

General references

Jeremiah 23:23

Bible References

Their gods

Then approached the man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said - Thus, saith Yahweh - Because the Syrians have said - A god of the mountains, is Yahweh, but, not a god of the vales, is he, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude, into thy hand, so shalt thou know, that, I, am Yahweh.

And, they also, built for themselves high places and pillars, and Sacred Stems, - upon every high hill, and under every green tree.

Woe to us! Who shall rescue us out of the hand of these majestic gods? These, are the gods, who smote the Egyptians with all manner of smiting in the desert!

Did the gods of the nations, deliver them, whom my fathers destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, - and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who were in Telassar?

Will ye not take note, what I have done, I and my fathers, to all the peoples of the countries? Have the gods of the nations of the countries been, at all able, to deliver their country, out of my hand?

These things, hast thou done, and I have kept silence, Thou thoughtest that I should really be like thyself, I will convict thee, yea I will set thine offences in order before thine eyes.

I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!

I, am Yahweh, that, is my Name, And, my glory, to another, will I not give, Nor my praise to images.

General references

Am I, a God at hand, Demandeth Yahweh, And not a God afar off?