1 Kings 22:39
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Cross-reference
1 Kings 22:45 uses the same formula to close Jehoshaphat's reign — identical literary pattern for kings.
1 Kings 14:19 uses the same closing formula for Jeroboam — a standard pattern for summarizing a king's reign.
1 Kings 15:23 uses the same closing formula for Asa of Judah — here applied to Ahab of Israel.
1 Kings 15:31 uses the same closing formula for Nadab of Israel — parallel to Ahab's summary.
1 Kings 16:5 uses the same closing formula for Baasha — a standard summary for Israelite kings.
1 Kings 16:20 uses the same closing formula for Zimri — a consistent pattern in Kings.
1 Kings 16:27 uses the same closing formula for Omri — father of Ahab, same pattern.
1 Kings 10:18 mentions Solomon's ivory throne — Ahab's ivory house continues this theme of royal ivory luxury.
1 Kings 10:22 notes ivory imported during Solomon's reign — Ahab's ivory house likely sourced from such trade.
Amos 3:15 directly condemns the same ivory houses Ahab built, linking luxury to divine judgment.
2 Kings 1:18 similarly concludes Ahaziah's reign with the same chronicles reference — standard formula.
2 Kings 15:15 uses the same formula for Shallum — another example of the standard closing pattern.
Psalm 45:8 mentions 'ivory palaces' — Ahab's ivory house is a literal example of such luxury.
Amos 6:4 criticizes beds of ivory as symbols of complacent luxury — a parallel indictment of Ahab's wealth.