For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed 120,000 people from Judah in a single day - all of them brave soldiers. This happened because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
This verse shows that when God's people abandoned Him, they suffered devastating military defeat as a consequence of turning away from their faith.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah (around 735 BC), when the northern kingdom of Israel, led by King Pekah, attacked Judah. Ahaz had led Judah into idolatry and away from worshiping God, making them spiritually and militarily vulnerable. This was part of the larger conflict known as the Syro-Ephraimite War, where Israel and Syria allied against Judah.
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