1 Kings 22:1

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Ahab Dies in Battle There was no war between Syria and Israel for three years.

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  • 1 Kgs 20:34 : 34 Ben Hadad said,“I will return the cities my father took from your father. You may set up markets in Damascus, just as my father did in Samaria.” Ahab then said,“I want to make a treaty with you before I dismiss you.” So he made a treaty with him and then dismissed him.

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  • 1 Kgs 22:2-3
    2 verses
    81%

    2In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit the king of Israel.

    3The king of Israel said to his servants,“Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria.”

  • 1 Kgs 22:44
    75%

    44(22:45) Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 15:19
    72%

    19Asa’s Failures There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

  • 2 Kgs 17:5
    70%

    5The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.

  • 2 Chr 18:30
    70%

    30Now the king of Syria had ordered his chariot commanders,“Do not fight common soldiers or high ranking officers; fight only the king of Israel!”

  • 2 Kgs 13:5
    70%

    5The LORD provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security.

  • 1 Kgs 20:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21Then the king of Israel marched out and struck down the horses and chariots; he thoroughly defeated Syria.

    22The Lord Gives Israel Another Victory The prophet visited the king of Israel and instructed him,“Go, fortify your defenses. Determine what you must do, for in the spring the king of Syria will attack you.”

  • 1 Kgs 20:26-27
    2 verses
    69%

    26In the spring Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army and marched to Aphek to fight Israel.

    27When the Israelites had mustered and had received their supplies, they marched out to face them in battle. When the Israelites deployed opposite them, they were like two small flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the land.

  • 2 Kgs 13:3
    69%

    3The LORD was furious with Israel and handed them over to King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael’s son Ben Hadad for many years.

  • 1 Kgs 22:31-33
    3 verses
    69%

    31Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders,“Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; fight only the king of Israel.”

    32When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel.” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

    33When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

  • 2 Kgs 13:22
    68%

    22Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz’s reign.

  • 1 Kgs 22:51
    68%

    51Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 22:29
    68%

    29The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

  • 1 Kgs 16:29
    68%

    29Ahab Promotes Idolatry In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri’s son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 15:16
    67%

    16Now Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other.

  • 2 Kgs 3:1
    67%

    1Moab Fights with Israel In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

  • 2 Chr 22:5
    67%

    5He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

  • 2 Kgs 3:12
    67%

    12Jehoshaphat said,“Yes, he receives the LORD’s messages.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.

  • Judg 9:22
    67%

    22God Fulfills Jotham’s Curse Abimelech commanded Israel for three years.

  • 2 Kgs 13:25
    67%

    25Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.

  • 2 Sam 10:19
    67%

    19When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 1 Kgs 20:1
    67%

    1Ben Hadad Invades Israel Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria and besieged and attacked it.

  • 2 Kgs 6:8
    67%

    8Elisha Defeats an Army Now the king of Syria was at war with Israel. He consulted his advisers, who said,“Invade at such and such a place.”

  • 2 Kgs 13:1
    67%

    1Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.

  • 2 Sam 3:1
    67%

    1However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.

  • 1 Kgs 22:41
    67%

    41Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.

  • 1 Chr 19:19
    67%

    19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 1 Kgs 15:32
    67%

    32Asa and King Baasha of Israel were continually at war with each other.

  • 2 Chr 18:2-3
    2 verses
    67%

    2and after several years went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle to honor Jehoshaphat and those who came with him. He persuaded him to join in an attack against Ramoth Gilead.

    3King Ahab of Israel said to King Jehoshaphat of Judah,“Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?” He replied,“I will support you; my army is at your disposal and will support you in battle.”

  • 2 Kgs 6:23-24
    2 verses
    66%

    23So he threw a big banquet for them and they ate and drank. Then he sent them back to their master. After that no Syrian raiding parties again invaded the land of Israel.

    24The Lord Saves Samaria Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.

  • Isa 7:1
    66%

    1Ahaz Receives a Sign During the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it.

  • 2 Chr 24:23
    66%

    23At the beginning of the year the Syrian army attacked Joash and invaded Judah and Jerusalem. They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus.

  • Isa 17:3
    66%

    3Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, and Damascus will lose its kingdom. The survivors in Syria will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • 2 Chr 15:3
    66%

    3For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law.

  • 2 Chr 17:10
    66%

    10The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.

  • 1 Kgs 20:29
    66%

    29The armies were deployed opposite each other for seven days. On the seventh day the battle began, and the Israelites killed 100,000 Syrian foot soldiers in one day.

  • 2 Sam 10:15
    66%

    15When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces.

  • 2 Chr 11:17
    66%

    17They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

  • 2 Kgs 7:5
    66%

    5So they started toward the Syrian camp at dusk. When they reached the edge of the Syrian camp, there was no one there.

  • 2 Chr 18:28
    65%

    28The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

  • 2 Kgs 10:36
    65%

    36Jehu reigned over Israel for twenty-eight years in Samaria.