1 Kings 20:39
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
Cross-reference
In 1 Kings 20:42, the prophet directly applies the parable: Ahab's life is forfeit for releasing Ben-hadad, revealing the story's true meaning.
In 2 Samuel 12:1-7, Nathan's parable of the lamb traps David into self-judgment, exactly as this prophet's story traps Ahab.
In 2 Kings 10:24, Jehu warns that any guard who lets a captive escape will pay with his own life, echoing the same penalty.
1 Peter 1:18 contrasts this silver ransom with the imperishable ransom of Christ's blood, emphasizing a greater redemption.
1 Peter 1:19 specifies the ransom as Christ's precious blood, opposing the silver payment here — a contrast between earthly and heavenly ransom.
In 2 Samuel 14:5-7, the wise woman's fabricated story about a threatened son similarly uses a king's judgment, though for pardon not condemnation.
In Mark 12:1-12, Jesus' parable of the tenants also condemns its hearers by making them pronounce judgment on themselves.
In Exodus 21:30, the law permits a ransom payment in place of a life, paralleling the option of a talent of silver here.
Joshua 2:14 shows a similar life-for-life exchange: the spies pledge their lives for Rahab's safety, paralleling the guard's liability here.
Proverbs 13:8 links wealth to a life's ransom, echoing the talent of silver payment for a life in this verse.