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Research Report on 1 Kings 20

1 Kings 20 is another chapter with large counts given in the story. This report suggests a possible modern placement. Since being written my sense of the starting epochs has changed. Left here as an example of how this might be done.

The Report

Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria.
Day	Bible Date	Modern Date	Roman Date	Number
Epoch is set to match epoch of 144K story. Subject to change.
Fri	12570/4/3 AA	26 Oct 1579 NS	16 Oct 2332 AUC	AA:4585233
	3070/4/3 FE	16 Oct 1579 OS	16 Oct 1579 AD	JD:2298076
100,000 days later.1
Wed	12844/5/13 AA	10 Aug 1853 NS	29 Jul 2606 AUC	AA:4685233
	3344/5/13 FE	29 Jul 1853 OS	29 Jul 1853 AD	JD:2398076
Ben-Hadad's army escapes to Aphek.
Wall collapses on 27,000.2
Thu	12918/5/13 AA	14 Jul 1927 NS	1 Jul 2680 AUC	AA:4712233
	3418/5/13 FE	1 Jul 1927 OS	1 Jul 1927 AD	JD:2425076
Strike! No strike.3
Lion mauls man.4
1 talent (3000 shekels, 1/day) for failure.5
Mon	12926/8/13 AA	30 Sep 1935 NS	17 Sep 2688 AUC	AA:4715233
	3426/8/13 FE	17 Sep 1935 OS	17 Sep 1935 AD	JD:2428076

Meaning

These dates are close to the following events:

At this writing I have no idea what this might be about.

• October, 1853 Turkey declares war on Russia. This kicks off the Crimean War. England and France will join the war in 1854. The war started over debates of who would control/protect holy places in Palestine.

• May 13, 1927 Black Friday in Berlin. Is the collapse of the wall indicating economic collapse? The name "wall street" may have a more profound meaning if so. Economic collapse would hit New York by October of 1929.

• October 3, 1935 Italy moved against Ethiopia, considered by some the first military activity of world war II.

Notes

The "strike me" command that the prophet gives in 1Ki20:35-36 might be something of the British response to Germany in the mid 1930s.

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¹First Kings 20:29    
²First Kings 20:30    
³First Kings 20:30    
⁴First Kings 20:36    
⁵First Kings 20:39