1 Kings 20:7

New Century Version

Then Ahab called a meeting of all the elders of his country. He said, “Ben-Hadad is looking for trouble. First he said I had to give him my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, and I have not refused him.”

Cross References

1 Kings 20:6

About this time tomorrow I will send my men, who will search everywhere in your palace and in the homes of your officers. Whatever they want they will take and carry off.’ ”

1 Kings 20:8

The elders and all the people said, “Don’t listen to him or agree to this.”

1 Kings 21:8

So Jezebel wrote some letters, signed Ahab’s name to them, and used his own seal to seal them. Then she sent them to the elders and important men who lived in Naboth’s town.

1 Kings 8:1

King Solomon called for the elders of Israel, the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families to come to him in Jerusalem. He wanted them to bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord from the older part of the city.

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes to show how upset he was. He said, “I’m not God! I can’t kill and make alive again! Why does this man send someone with a skin disease for me to heal? You can see that the king of Aram is trying to start trouble with me.”

1 Chronicles 13:1

David talked with all the officers of his army, the commanders of a hundred men and the commanders of a thousand men.

1 Chronicles 28:1

David commanded all the leaders of Israel to come to Jerusalem. There were the leaders of the tribes, commanders of the divisions serving the king, commanders of a thousand men and of a hundred men, leaders who took care of the property and animals that belonged to the king and his sons, men over the palace, the powerful men, and all the brave warriors.

Job 15:35

who plan trouble and give birth to evil, whose hearts plan ways to trick others.”

Psalm 140:2

who make evil plans, who always start fights.

Psalm 36:4

At night they make evil plans; what they do leads to nothing good. They don’t refuse things that are evil.

Psalm 62:3

How long will you attack someone? Will all of you kill that person? Who is like a leaning wall, like a fence ready to fall?

Psalm 7:14

There are people who think up evil and plan trouble and tell lies.

Proverbs 11:14

Without leadership a nation falls, but lots of good advice will save it.

Proverbs 11:27

Whoever looks for good will find kindness, but whoever looks for evil will find trouble.

Proverbs 24:2

Their minds are always planning violence, and they always talk about making trouble.

Proverbs 6:14

They make evil plans in their hearts and are always starting arguments.

Daniel 11:27

Those two kings will want to hurt each other. They will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but it will not do either one any good, because God has set a time for their end to come.