1 Kings 20:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 20:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 20:31 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 20:31 — KJV
“And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.”
— 1 Kings 20:31 (KJV)
1 Kings 20:31 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 20:31
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:31: servants, behold, now
“Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:31: behold, now, kings
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:31: servants, now, house
“Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:31: behold, now, israel
“And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 20:31: servants, behold, now
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