1 Kings 20:22
And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.
Cross-reference
1 Kings 20:13 is the earlier prophecy of victory over Syria; this verse follows with a warning of future attack — a connected prophetic sequence.
1 Kings 20:26 records the spring attack the prophet warned about here — the predicted Syrian campaign unfolds.
In 1 Kings 22:8, Ahab again rejects a prophet's warning, showing his pattern of hostility toward truthful prophecy.
2 Samuel 11:1 notes spring as the time for kings' campaigns — the same seasonal context for the Syrian attack warned about here.
1 Chronicles 20:1 also remarks that spring is the season for kings' battles — the same cultural context as the predicted Syrian attack.
2 Chronicles 24:23 also mentions a Syrian attack 'at the turn of the year,' echoing the same seasonal timing as this warning.
2 Kings 6:12 shows Elisha revealing Syrian battle plans to Israel's king — similar prophetic intelligence as in 1 Kings 20:22.