1 Kings 21:19

New International Reader's Version

Tell him, ‘The Lord says, “Haven’t you murdered a man? Haven’t you taken over his property?” ’ Then tell Ahab, ‘The Lord says, “Dogs licked up Naboth’s blood. In that same place dogs will lick up your blood. Yes, I said your blood!” ’ ”

Cross References

Genesis 3:11

The Lord God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten fruit from the tree I commanded you not to eat from?”

2 Samuel 12:11

“The Lord also says, ‘I am going to bring trouble on you. It will come from your own family. I will take your wives away. Your own eyes will see it. I will give your wives to a man who is close to you. He will sleep with them in the middle of the day.

2 Samuel 12:9

Why did you turn your back on what I told you to do? You did what is evil in my sight. You made sure that Uriah, the Hittite, would be killed in battle. You took his wife to be your own. You let the men of Ammon kill him with their swords.

1 Kings 22:38

They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria. It was where the prostitutes took baths. The dogs licked up Ahab’s blood. It happened exactly as the Lord had said it would.

2 Kings 10:10

I want you to know that the Lord has spoken against Ahab’s royal house. Not a word of what he has said will fail. The Lord has done exactly what he announced through his servant Elijah.”

2 Kings 10:7

When Jehu’s letter arrived, the men went and got the princes. They killed all 70 of them. They put their heads in baskets. Then they sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.

2 Kings 6:32

Elisha was sitting in his house. The elders were sitting there with him. The king went to see Elisha. He sent a messenger on ahead of him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha spoke to the elders. He said, “That murderer is sending someone here to cut off my head. Can’t you see that? When the messenger comes, close the door. Hold it shut against him. Can’t you hear his master’s footsteps right behind him?”

Esther 7:10

So they did. And they used the pole Haman had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger calmed down.

Job 31:39

Suppose I’ve used up its crops without paying for them. Or I’ve broken the spirit of its renters.

Psalm 68:23

Then your feet can wade in their blood. The tongues of your dogs can lick up all the blood they want.”

Psalm 9:13

Lord, see how badly my enemies treat me! Help me! Don’t let me go down to the gates of death!

Psalm 9:16

The Lord is known to be fair by the things he does. Evil people are trapped by what they have done.

Jeremiah 34:6

Then Jeremiah the prophet told all this to King Zedekiah in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 46:18

The prince must not take any share of land that belongs to the people. He must not drive them off their property. He must give his sons their share out of his own property. Then not one of my people will be separated from their property.”

Habakkuk 2:12

“How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build cities by spilling the blood of others. They establish towns by doing what is wrong.

Habakkuk 2:9

“How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.

Matthew 7:2

You will be judged in the same way you judge others. You will be measured in the same way you measure others.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek said, “I cut off the thumbs and big toes of 70 kings. I made them pick up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah brought Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem. That’s where he died.