And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass at the return of the year,.... In the spring, or autumn, as some think; see Gill on Sa2 11:1.
that Benhadad numbered the Syrians; took a muster of his army, to see if he had got…
Barnes' Notes
Aphek - There were several places of this name in Palestine (see the marginal reference). This Aphek has been almost certainly identified with the modern Fik, a large village on the present high road…
Adam Clarke
Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek - There were several towns of this name; see the notes on Jos 12:18. It is supposed that the town mentioned here was situated in Libanus, upon the…
We have here an account of another successful campaign which Ahab, by divine aid, made against the Syrians, in which he gave them a greater defeat than in the former. Strange! Ahab idolatrous and yet…
Cambridge Bible
numbered R.V. mustered, and so in the next verse. See above on 1Ki 20:15.
up to Aphek There were several places of this name. One was at the foot of Lebanon, in the tribe of Asher (see Jos 13:4; Jos…
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