1 Kings 20:23 — Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Israel’s god is a god of the… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Kings 20:23 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Kings 20.23, 1 Kings 20v23, 1R. 20:23. Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Israel’s god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the pl…
23 Now the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Israel’s god is a god of the hills; that is why they were stronger than we. But let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we will be stronger than they.
Notes and references
Or gods are gods.
In polytheistic religions it was common for gods to be associated with particular topological regions or natural events (like rain or lightning). The thinking evidently was that supernatural beings must control the many aspects of nature, and that man could gain some control over nature by acknowle…