The Meaning of 1 Kings 20:25 Explained

1 Kings 20:25

KJV: And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

YLT: and thou, number to thee a force as the force that is fallen from thee, and horse for horse, and chariot for chariot, and we fight with them in the plain; are we not stronger than they?' and he hearkeneth to their voice, and doth so.

Darby: and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them on the plateau: shall we not be stronger than they? And he hearkened to their voice, and did so.

ASV: and number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot; and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Kings 20:25?

MEANING: What does 1 Kings 20:25 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Kings 20:25 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Kings 20:25?

What is the context of 1 Kings 20:25?

The Syrians Again Defeated (1 Kings 20:23-30)
The Arameans are Defeated (1 Kings 20:23-34)
Ben-Hadad’s Second Attack (1 Kings 20:23-34)
Ahab Victorious (1 Kings 20:13-25)
Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20:13-34)
Victory over Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20:1-34)
Syrian-Israeli Conflicts: Ben-Hadad vs. Ahab of Israel (1 Kings 20:1-43)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, [and] surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.

What does 1 Kings 20:25 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 20:16-30 - The God Both Of Hills And Valleys

What is God to us? Is He only the God of the hills? We expect religion to serve us when we come to the great summits of experience. There are times of rapture and of vision when we seem naturally to stand with God on the holy mountains. We have our Moriah, our Pisgah, our Tabor, our Hermon. But is that all?

No! God is with us in the valleys. When we descend into the valley of weeping, Psalms 84:6, r.v., the valley of the shadow of death, the valley of obscurity and loneliness, the valley of conflict, we can say with the psalmist, "Thou art with me," Psalms 23:4. Most of us, perhaps, spend the larger part of life in the valleys, walking among commonplace duties. Let us see to it that in these shadowed days we walk in close companionship with the Divine Friend; that, when the path ascends and the mountain-breeze is on our faces and the view widens, we may stand with God on our high places as with hinds' feet. See Habakkuk 3:19.

1 Kings 20:1-43 - A Prosperous Nation

What a picture is here given of national contentment and prosperity! We can almost hear the gladsome voice of the myriad-peopled land, teeming with young life and laden with golden harvests. It was the summer of their national existence. The sacred scribe enumerates first the high officials of the court, then the daily provision of the king, his studies, and his fame. Abundant proof was yielded by all these circumstances to the manner in which God kept the pledges which had been made to David, his father.

Here is Solomon "in all his glory," but as we turn from him to the lowly Carpenter of Nazareth, who had nowhere to lay His head; who found His friends among the poor; and who ultimately laid down His life a ransom for many, we realize that, even apart from His divine nature, His was the nobler ideal and the richer existence. "A greater than Solomon is here." Who can measure His empire or resources? What tongue can recount His wisdom? Happy and safe are they that sit at His table, hear His words, and are joint-heirs with Him in His Kingdom! Romans 8:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 20

¹ Ben-Hadad, not content with Ahab's homage, besieges Samaria
¹³ By the direction of a prophet, the Syrians are slain
²² As the prophet forewarned Ahab, the Syrians come against him in Aphek
²⁸ By the word of the prophet, and God's judgment, the Syrians are smitten again
³¹ The Syrians submit; Ahab sends Ben-Hadad away with a covenant
³⁵ The prophet, under the parable of a prisoner,
³⁹ making Ahab judge himself, denounces God's judgment against him

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 20:25 mean?

and you shall muster to you an army like the army that you have lost - and horse for horse and chariot for chariot And we will fight against them in the plain surely not we will be stronger than they and he listened to their voice and did so -

וְאַתָּ֣ה תִֽמְנֶה־ לְךָ֣ ׀ חַ֡יִל כַּחַיִל֩ הַנֹּפֵ֨ל מֵאוֹתָ֜ךְ וְס֣וּס כַּסּ֣וּס ׀ וְרֶ֣כֶב כָּרֶ֗כֶב וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה אוֹתָם֙ בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר אִם־ לֹ֥א נֶחֱזַ֖ק מֵהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע לְקֹלָ֖ם וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן פ

וְאַתָּ֣ה	and you
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, second person masculine singular Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
תִֽמְנֶה־	shall muster
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: מָנָה Sense: to count, reckon, number, assign, tell, appoint, prepare.
לְךָ֣ ׀	to you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
חַ֡יִל	an army
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
כַּחַיִל֩	like the army
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
הַנֹּפֵ֨ל	that you have lost
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָפַל Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
מֵאוֹתָ֜ךְ	-
Parse: Preposition-m, Direct object marker, second person feminine singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
וְס֣וּס	and horse
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift.
כַּסּ֣וּס ׀	for horse
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סוּס Sense: swallow, swift.
וְרֶ֣כֶב	and chariot
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֶכֶב Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
כָּרֶ֗כֶב	for chariot
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: רֶכֶב Sense: a team, chariot, chariotry, mill-stone, riders.
וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֤ה	And we will fight against
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר	in the plain
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִישֹׁור Sense: level place, uprightness.
אִם־	surely
Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if.
נֶחֱזַ֖ק	we will be stronger
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: חָזַק Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
מֵהֶ֑ם	than they
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who.
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע	and he listened
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁמַע Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לְקֹלָ֖ם	to their voice
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: קֹול Sense: voice, sound, noise.
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	and did
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֵּֽן	so
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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