מלכים א, פרק כ׳, פסוק כ״ט

Tension on the battlefield reached its peak after a tense week of waiting. The two opposing armies set up their camps directly facing one another [מצודת ציון]. For seven days, neither side initiated combat. Instead, they used this time to fortify their lines and secure better strategic positions for the upcoming clash [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

Following this standoff, the soldiers finally closed the distance between their camps and engaged in direct combat [רלב״ג, רד״ק, מצודת ציון], sparking the actual battle [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. The resulting confrontation delivered a massive and devastating blow to the enemy forces [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. A staggering one hundred thousand foot soldiers fell in a single day. Such an enormous loss of life in such a short period clearly shows that this victory was not achieved through natural military strength, but rather through direct intervention from God [מלבי״ם, אברבנאל].

The miraculous nature of this campaign continued to show itself immediately after the main fighting ended. As the surviving Aramean soldiers fled to the city of Aphek seeking safety, the city wall unexpectedly collapsed on them, killing those who had initially escaped the battlefield [מלבי״ם, אברבנאל].