CHAPTER EXPLORER
1 Kings 20
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43 verses in KJV · 335 outgoing cross-reference links
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Opening verses of 1 Kings 20 (KJV)
20:1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and [there were] thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
20:2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
20:3 Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine.
Historical / attribution context
Traditional writer attribution: Jeremiah
Approximate study chronology: c. 901 BC
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H4428me.lekhking · 29 occurrencesH1130ben-ha.dadBen-hadad · 24 occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 20 occurrencesH376ishman · 13 occurrencesH5221na.khahto smite · 11 occurrencesH7971sha.lachto send: depart · 10 occurrencesH758a.ramAram · 10 occurrencesH5650e.vedservant/slave · 9 occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 9 occurrencesH1931huhe/she/it · 9 occurrencesH1121benson: child · 8 occurrencesH7760sumto set: make · 7 occurrencesH518imif · 7 occurrencesH3808lonot · 7 occurrences
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