1 Kings 20:7

Easy To Read Version

So King Ahab called a meeting of all the elders (leaders) of his country. Ahab said, “Look, Ben Hadad is looking for trouble. First he told me that I must give him my wives, my children, my silver and my gold. I agreed to give those things to him. {And now he wants to take everything.}”

Cross References

1 Kings 20:6

Tomorrow I am sending my men to search through your house and through the houses of your officials. You should give my men all of your valuables, and they will bring those things back to me.’”

1 Kings 20:8

But the elders (leaders) and all the people said, “Don’t obey him. Don’t do what he says.”

1 Kings 21:8

Then Jezebel wrote some letters. She signed Ahab’s name to the letters. She used Ahab’s own seal to seal the letters. Then she sent them to the elders (leaders) and important men who lived in the same town as Naboth.

1 Kings 8:1

Then King Solomon called together all the elders of Israel, the heads of the family groups, and the leaders of the families of Israel. He asked them to come to him in Jerusalem. Solomon wanted them to join in bringing the Box of the Agreement [101] from the City of David [102] into the temple.

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel had read the letter, he tore his clothes {to show he was sad and upset}. The king of Israel said, “Am I God? No! I don’t have the power over life and death. So why did the king of Aram send a man sick with leprosy [42] for me to heal? Think about it, and you will see {that it is a trick}. The king of Aram is trying to start a fight!”

1 Chronicles 13:1

David talked with all the officers of his army.

1 Chronicles 28:1

David gathered all the leaders of the people of Israel. He commanded all those leaders to come to Jerusalem. David called all the leaders of the family groups, the commanders of the army groups serving the king, the captains, the generals, the officials taking care of the property and animals that belonged to the king and his sons, the king’s important officials, the powerful heroes, and all the brave soldiers.

Job 15:35

Evil people are always planning ways\par to do evil and cause trouble.\par They are always planning ways\par to cheat people.”\par

Psalm 140:2

Those people plan to do evil things.\par Those people always start fights.\par

Psalm 36:4

At night, he plans worthless things.\par He gets up and does nothing good.\par But he doesn‘t refuse to do evil.\par

Psalm 62:3

How long will you attack me?\par I am like a leaning wall,\par a fence ready to fall.\par

Psalm 7:14

Some people are always planning trouble.\par They make secret plans and tell lies.\par

Proverbs 11:14

A nation with weak leaders will fall. But many good advisers will make that nation safe.

Proverbs 11:27

People respect a person who tries to do good. But a person who does evil gets nothing but trouble.

Proverbs 24:2

In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.

Proverbs 6:14

That person is a troublemaker. He is always planning to do something bad. He makes trouble everywhere.

Daniel 11:27

Those two kings will have their hearts set on hurting each other. They will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but it will not do either one any good. Why? Because God has set a time for their end to come.