Cross references
1 Kings 20:39
As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
- a A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of silver.
1 Kings 20:39 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Kings 10:24 (5 votes) and Exodus 21:30 (2 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Exodus 21 to 1 Peter 1.
Which verses does 1 Kings 20:39 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 2 Kings 10:245 votes
And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and warned them, “If anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape, he will forfeit his life for theirs.”
- Exodus 21:302 votes
If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.
- Judges 9:7–202 votes
When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you. One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ …
- 2 Samuel 12:1–72 votes
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, …
- 2 Samuel 14:5–72 votes
“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead. And your maidservant had two sons who were fighting in the field with no one to separate them, and one struck the other and killed him. …
- 1 Kings 20:422 votes
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
- Job 36:182 votes
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
- Proverbs 6:352 votes
He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
- Proverbs 13:82 votes
Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
- Mark 12:1–122 votes
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. …
- 1 Peter 1:18–192 votes
- Psalm 49:71 vote
Which verses point to 1 Kings 20:39?
The 10 strongest of 11.