1 Kings 20:2

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“Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,”

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BSBPD

“Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben–hadad,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel, into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and sendeth messengers unto Ahab king of Israel, to the city,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 20:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 19:9Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
  2. Isaiah 36:2And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
  3. Isaiah 37:9Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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