1 Kings 20:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹³ Then a certain prophet came up to King Ahab of Israel and said, “Thus says the Lord: Have you seen all this great multitude? Look, I will give it into your hand today, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Then a prophet came to Ahab king of Israel and said, Thus says the Lord: Have you seen all this great multitude? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand today, and you shall know and realize that I am the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.

Common English Bible

¹³ Suddenly a prophet approached Israel’s King Ahab. He said, “This is what the LORD says: Do you see that great army? Today I am handing it over to you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: "Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord."

1 Kings 20:13 Cross References

1 Kings 20:28

A man of God approached and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord: Because the Arameans have said, ‘The Lord is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys,’ therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 20:22

But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

Joel 3:17

So you shall know that I, the Lord your God, dwell in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall never again pass through it.

Ezekiel 20:14

But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

Isaiah 37:20

So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the Lord.”

2 Kings 7:1

But Elisha said, “Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord: Tomorrow about this time a measure of choice meal shall be sold for a shekel and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.”

Exodus 16:12

“I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”

Exodus 14:18

Then the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained glory for myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his chariot drivers.”

Ezekiel 6:7

The slain shall fall in your midst; then you shall know that I am the Lord.

Psalm 83:18

Let them know that you alone, whose name is the Lord, are the Most High over all the earth.

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them; he turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and would not destroy them, nor has he banished them from his presence until now.

2 Samuel 10:13

So Joab and the people who were with him moved forward into battle against the Arameans, and they fled before him.

1 Kings 20:14

Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says the Lord: By the young men who serve the district governors.” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.”

1 Kings 20:22

Then the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for in the spring the king of Aram will come up against you.”

Joshua 10:8

The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear them, for I have handed them over to you; not one of them shall stand before you.”

1 Kings 18:39

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed is God.”

2 Kings 3:18

This is only a trifle in the sight of the Lord, for he will also hand Moab over to you.

2 Chronicles 20:15

He said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you: Do not fear or be dismayed at this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God’s.

2 Chronicles 20:17

This battle is not for you to fight; take your position, stand still, and see the victory of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.”