1 Kings 20:43
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.”
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BSBPD
“Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and the king of Israel goeth unto his house, sulky and wroth, and cometh in to Samaria.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Kings 20:43 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 21:4So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
- 1 Kings 22:8The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- Esther 5:13Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
- Esther 6:12Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
- Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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