1 Kings 20:43

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1 Kings 20:41–43 · Berean Standard Bible

41 Then the prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes, and the king of Israel recognized him as one of the prophets.

42 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.’”

43 Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.

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1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

Esther 5:13

Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

Esther 6:12

Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.

Esther 6:13

Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

Job 5:2

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 19:3

A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.