1 Kings 22:30

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

Cross-reference

In 1 Kings 22:10, the kings sit robed publicly — Ahab's later disguise marks a deliberate contrast.

In 1 Kings 14:2, Jeroboam commands his wife to disguise herself — a parallel to Ahab's own disguise for deception.

In 1 Kings 20:38, a prophet disguises himself to confront Ahab with truth; here Ahab disguises to evade his fate — opposite purposes.

2 Chronicles 18:29 is the parallel account of this same event — records Ahab's disguise verbatim.

Proverbs 21:30 Related theme

Proverbs 21:30 explains the irony: Ahab's disguise plan cannot succeed against God's decree — the random arrow fulfills it.

Jeremiah 23:24 Related theme

Jeremiah 23:24 declares no hiding from God — Ahab's disguise is futile before the Lord who sees all.

In 1 Samuel 28:8, Saul disguises himself before his doom — same motif of a king using disguise in a futile attempt to alter his fate.

In 2 Chronicles 35:22, Josiah also disguises himself in battle and dies — a similar motif of a king's fatal disguise.