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1 Kings 20:23

And the servants of the king of Syria said unto 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.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Hills. All the high places of Israel were covered with idols. Samaria, Bethel, Dan, were built on eminences. (Menochius) Altars had also been erected to the true God on the most famous mountains. The law had been given at Sinai, and promulgated at Garizim. The late miracle at Carmel was known to all. Hence the pagans, (Calmet) conformably to their notions of assigning different parts of the creation to different gods, suspected that the god of Israel might preside only over the mountains. (Haydock) People are always ready to blame any but themselves. (Calmet) They lay the fault on fortune (Tirinus) The pride of Benadad could not bear to be told that his own temerity had brought on the defeat. (Haydock)

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