Cross References But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them. Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God or given thanks: but became vain in their thoughts. And their foolish heart was darkened. 1 Kings 14:23 For they also built them altars, and statues, and groves, upon every high hill, and under every green tree: 1 Kings 20:24 Do thou, therefore, this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead: 1 Kings 20:28 (And a man of God coming, said to the king of Israel: Thus saith the Lord: Because the Syrians have said: The Lord is God of the hills, but is not God of the valleys: I will deliver all this great multitude into thy hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.) 1 Kings 20:31 And his servants said to him: Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful; so let us put sackcloths on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: perhaps he will save our lives. Isaiah 36:20 Who is there among all the gods of these lands, that hath delivered his country out of my hand, that the Lord may deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? Jeremiah 16:19 O Lord, my might, and my strength, and my refuge in the day of tribulation: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say: Surely our fathers have possessed lies, a vanity which hath not profited them. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them. thou hast lost [heb] was fallen Psalm 10:3 For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed. Context Ahab Defeats Ben-hadad…22(And a prophet coming to the king of Israel, said to him: Go, and strengthen thyself, and know, and see what thou dost: for the next year the king of Syria will come up against thee.) 23But the servants of the king of Syria said to him: Their gods are gods of the hills, therefore they have overcome us: but it is better that we should fight against them in the plains, and we shall overcome them.24Do thou, therefore, this thing: Remove all the kings from thy army, and put captains in their stead:… Lexicon Meanwhile, the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֨י (wə·‘aḇ·ḏê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant of the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king of Aram אֲרָ֜ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 758: Aram -- Syria said אָמְר֣וּ (’ā·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֗יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “Their gods [are] אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative gods אֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the hills. הָרִים֙ (hā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country That is why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against they prevailed נֶחֱזַ֖ק (ne·ḥĕ·zaq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer over us. מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of Instead, וְאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 199: However, on the contrary we should fight נִלָּחֵ֤ם (nil·lā·ḥêm) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle them אִתָּם֙ (’it·tām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among on the plains; בַּמִּישׁ֔וֹר (bam·mî·šō·wr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4334: A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice surely then אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not we will prevail. חָזְק֣וּ (ḥā·zə·qū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer Additional Translations Meanwhile, the servants of the king of Aram said to him, “Their gods are gods of the hills. That is why they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight them on the plains; surely then we will prevail.And the servants of the king of Syria said to 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. And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god 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. And the Lord spoke of Jezabel, saying, The dogs shall devour her within the fortification of Jezrael. And the servants of the king of Syria said to him, Their gods are gods of the mountains; therefore they were stronger than we; but if we fight against them on the plateau, shall we not be stronger than they? And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their god is a god 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. And the servants of the king of Syria said to 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. The servants of the king of Syria said to him, "Their god is a god 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. And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him, 'Gods of hills are their gods, therefore they were stronger than we; and yet, we fight with them in the plain -- are we not stronger than they? 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