SEV Biblia, Chapter 20:30
Los demás huyeron a Afec, a la ciudad; y el muro cayó sobre veintisiete mil hombres que habían quedado. También Ben-adad vino huyendo a la ciudad, y se escondía de cámara en cámara.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 20:30
Verse 30. A wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand] From the first view of this text it would appear that when the Syrians fled to Aphek, and shut themselves within the walls, the Israelites immediately brought all hands, and sapped the walls, in consequence of which a large portion fell, and buried twenty-seven thousand men. But perhaps the hand of God was more immediately in this disaster; probably a burning wind is meant. See at the end of the chapter. Came into the city, into an inner chamber.] However the passage above may be understood, the city was now, in effect, taken; and Ben- hadad either betook himself with his few followers to the citadel or to some secret hiding-place, where he held the council with his servants immediately mentioned.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city , etc.] Which perhaps was in the hands of the Syrians, and was designed for a retreat for them, should they be beaten: and there a wall fell upon twenty seven thousand of the men that were left ; not slain in the battle; here again the Lord might be seen, who, as Abarbinel observes, fought from heaven, and either by a violent wind, or an earthquake, threw down the wall upon them just as they had got under it for shelter: and Benhadad fled, and came into the city into an inner chamber ; or, “into a chamber within a chamber” f436 , for greater secrecy.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-30 - Those about Benhadad advised him to change his ground. They take it for granted that it was not Israel, but Israel's gods, that beat them; but they speak very ignorantly of Jehovah. They supposed that Israel ha many gods, to whom they ascribed limited power within a certai district; thus vain were the Gentiles in their imaginations concernin God. The greatest wisdom in worldly concerns is often united with the most contemptible folly in the things of God.
Original Hebrew
וינסו 5127 הנותרים 3498 אפקה 663 אל 413 העיר 5892 ותפל 5307 החומה 2346 על 5921 עשׂרים 6242 ושׁבעה 7651 אלף 505 אישׁ 376 הנותרים 3498 ובן הדד 1130 נס 5127 ויבא 935 אל 413 העיר 5892 חדר 2315 בחדר׃ 2315
