1 Kings 20:23
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“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.”1 Kings 20:23
What Does 1 Kings 20:23 Mean?
1 Kings 20:23 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 20, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 20:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 14:23“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.”1 Samuel 4:8“Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.”1 Kings 20:28“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”1 Kings 20:31“And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.”2 Kings 19:12“Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?”2 Chronicles 32:13“Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand?”Psalms 50:21“These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.”Isaiah 36:20“Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?”Isaiah 42:8“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”Romans 1:21“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”Numbers 23:13“And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.”2 Kings 5:13“And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?”Psalms 121:1“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.”Jeremiah 23:23“Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?”2 Kings 6:8“Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.”
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