1 Kings 21:20
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.”1 Kings 21:20
What Does 1 Kings 21:20 Mean?
1 Kings 21:20 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 21, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 21:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Galatians 4:16“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?”1 Kings 21:25“But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.”1 Kings 18:17“And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?”2 Kings 17:17“And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”Romans 7:14“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.”2 Samuel 12:13“And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.”Proverbs 29:1“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.”John 7:7“The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.”Exodus 5:1“And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.”1 Kings 22:8“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”Micah 3:2“Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;”1 Samuel 13:13“And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.”2 Chronicles 18:7“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”Isaiah 30:10“Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:”Isaiah 52:3“For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.”Jeremiah 20:10“For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.”Jeremiah 38:4“Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.”Amos 5:10“They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.”Mark 6:19“Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:”Luke 1:17“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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