Discovery Box1 Kings 12:24 
Context12:24 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’” 1 They obeyed the Lord and went home as the Lord had ordered them to do. 2
1 Kings 13:2
Context13:2 With the authority of the Lord 3 he cried out against the altar, “O altar, altar! This is what the Lord says, ‘Look, a son named Josiah will be born to the Davidic dynasty. He will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer sacrifices on you. Human bones will be burned on you.’” 4
1 Kings 17:14
Context17:14 For this is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day the Lord makes it rain on the surface of the ground.’”
1 Kings 20:13
ContextThe Lord Delivers Israel
20:13 Now a prophet visited King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Do you see this huge army? 5 Look, I am going to hand it over to you this very day. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
1 Kings 20:28
Context20:28 The prophet 6 visited the king of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because the Syrians said, “The Lord is a god of the mountains and not a god of the valleys,” I will hand over to you this entire huge army. 7 Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
1 tn Heb “for this thing is from me.”
2 tn Heb “and they heard the word of the
3 tn Heb “by the word of the
4 sn ‘Look…you.’ For the fulfillment of this prophecy see 2 Kgs 23:15-20.
5 tn Heb “this great horde.”
6 tn Heb “the man of God.”
7 tn Heb “I will place all this great horde in your hand.”
