1 Kings 20:1

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King Benhadad of Aram gathered together his whole army. With him were 32 kings along with their horses and chariots. He went to blockade Samaria and fight against it.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:18

Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the royal palace and turned them over to his officials. King Asa sent them to Damascus to Aram’s King Benhadad, son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion.

1 Kings 15:20

Benhadad did what King Asa requested. He sent his generals and their armies to attack the cities of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and the entire area around Chinneroth with the entire territory of Naphtali.

1 Kings 16:24

Omri bought a hill from Shemer for 150 pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.

1 Kings 20:16

They attacked at noon, when Benhadad was in his tent getting drunk with the 32 kings who were his allies.

1 Kings 20:2

He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel. They told Ahab, “This is what Benhadad says:

1 Kings 20:24

This is what we must do: Remove all of the kings from their positions, and substitute governors for them.

1 Kings 22:31

The king of Aram had given orders to the 32 chariot commanders. He said, “Don’t fight anyone except the king of Israel.”

2 Kings 6:8

Whenever the king of Aram was fighting against Israel, he asked for advice from his officers about where they were to camp.

2 Kings 8:5

While Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha brought a dead child back to life, the mother ⌞came to⌟ make an appeal to the king about her house and land. Gehazi said, “Your Majesty, this is the woman, and this is her son whom Elisha brought back to life.”

Ezra 7:12

From: Artaxerxes, king of kings To: Ezra the priest, a scribe for the Teachings of the God of Heaven: I wish you peace and prosperity!

Exodus 14:7

He took 600 of his best chariots as well as all the other chariots in Egypt, placing an officer in each of them.

Isaiah 10:8

They ask, ‘Aren’t all our commanders kings?

Isaiah 37:24

Through your servants you defy the Lord and say, “With my many chariots I’ll ride up the high mountains, up the slopes of Lebanon. I’ll cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypresses. I’ll come to its most distant heights and its most fertile forests.

Jeremiah 49:27

“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus and burn down Benhadad’s palaces.”

Ezekiel 26:7

“This is what the Almighty Lord says: From the north I’m going to bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon against you, Tyre. He is the greatest king. He will bring horses, chariots, war horses, many people, and many troops.

Daniel 2:37

“Your Majesty, you are the greatest king. The God of heaven has given you a kingdom. He has given you power, strength, and honor.

Leviticus 26:25

I will bring war on you to get revenge for my promise ⌞that you rejected⌟. When you gather in your cities, I will send plagues on you and you will fall under the control of your enemy.

Amos 1:4

I will send a fire on the house of Hazael and burn down the palaces of Ben Hadad.

Deuteronomy 20:1

When you go to war against your enemies, you may see horses, chariots, and armies larger than yours. Don’t be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, will be with you.

Deuteronomy 28:52

They will blockade all your cities until the high, fortified walls in which you trust come down everywhere in your land. They’ll blockade all the cities everywhere in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Judges 1:7

Adoni Bezek said, “Seventy kings who had their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up food under my table. God has paid me back for what I did to them.” Judah’s troops brought Adoni Bezek to Jerusalem, where he died.

Judges 4:3

The people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help. King Jabin had 900 chariots made of iron and had cruelly oppressed Israel for 20 years.

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines assembled to fight against Israel. They had 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and as many soldiers as the sand on the seashore. They camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.