1 Kings 20:23

New Century Version

Meanwhile the officers of Ben-Hadad king of Aram said to him, “The gods of Israel are mountain gods. Since we fought in a mountain area, Israel won. Let’s fight them on the flat land, and then we will win.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

The people built stone pillars and places to worship gods and Asherah idols on every high hill and under every green tree.

1 Kings 20:24

This is what you should do. Don’t allow the thirty-two rulers to command the armies, but put other commanders in their places.

1 Kings 20:28

A man of God came to the king of Israel with this message: “The Lord says, ‘The people of Aram say that I, the Lord, am a god of the mountains, not a god of the valleys. So I will allow you to defeat this huge army, and then you will know I am the Lord.’ ”

1 Kings 20:31

His officers said to him, “We have heard that the kings of Israel are trustworthy. Let’s dress in rough cloth to show our sadness, and wear ropes on our heads. Then we will go to the king of Israel, and perhaps he will let you live.”

2 Kings 19:12

Did the gods of those people save them? My ancestors destroyed them, defeating the cities of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and the people of Eden living in Tel Assar.

Isaiah 36:20

Not one of all the gods of these countries has saved his people from me. Neither can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power.”

Isaiah 42:8

“I am the Lord. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another; I will not let idols take the praise that should be mine.

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, you are my strength and my protection, my safe place in times of trouble. The nations will come to you from all over the world and say, “Our ancestors had only false gods, useless idols that didn’t help them.

1 Samuel 4:8

How terrible it will be for us! Who can save us from these powerful gods? They are the ones who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of disasters in the desert.