2 Chronicles 18:5

Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.

Cross-reference

In 2 Chronicles 18:14, Micaiah first mimics the false prophets' answer — showing his sarcasm before delivering the true prophecy.

2 Chronicles 18:20 Historical context

2 Chronicles 18:20 reveals the heavenly council where a lying spirit volunteers to entice Ahab — the supernatural cause of the false prophecy.

2 Chronicles 18:21 Historical context

2 Chronicles 18:21 continues: the lying spirit goes to be in the mouth of all Ahab's prophets — explaining their false answer.

In 2 Chronicles 18:11, all prophets repeat the same false prophecy, confirming their unanimous deceptive message.

Micah 3:11 Parallel

Micah 3:11 exposes prophets who claim God's protection while corrupt, parallel to Ahab's prophets claiming victory despite disobedience.

Ezekiel 13:22 Related theme

Ezekiel 13:22 says false prophets encourage the wicked to persist, just as Ahab's prophets emboldened him to march to his doom.

Jeremiah 8:10 Related theme

Jeremiah 8:10 condemns prophets and priests who deal falsely — a broader indictment of the same false prophecy phenomenon seen here.

Jeremiah 8:11 says false prophets cry 'Peace, peace' when there is none — just as Ahab's prophets gave false assurance of victory here.

Jeremiah 23:14 Related theme

Jeremiah 23:14 condemns prophets who strengthen evildoers by lies, mirroring the 400 false prophets who encouraged Ahab's disastrous war.

In Jeremiah 23:17, false prophets promise peace to those who reject God, just as Ahab's prophets gave false assurance of victory.

Ezekiel 13:3-16 pronounces woe on prophets who say 'Peace' when there is none, exactly like the 400 false prophets' deceitful counsel.

Jeremiah 28 recounts Hananiah's false prophecy of peace, a direct parallel to the 400 prophets' optimism that led to Ahab's death.

Jeremiah 42:20 reveals the deceitful hearts behind asking for prophecy — mirroring Ahab's expectation of a favorable answer from his prophets.

1 Kings 22:5 records Jehoshaphat's plea to seek the Lord first, immediately before the same 400 prophets appear — identical narrative.

Jeremiah 23:31 condemns false prophets who speak their own words, directly relating to the 400 false prophets who claimed God's endorsement without His command.

Jeremiah 38:14-28 shows King Zedekiah secretly seeking true prophecy from Jeremiah, contrasting with Ahab's public false prophets here.

Micah 2:11 Parallel

Micah 2:11 describes a prophet preaching lies people want to hear, akin to the 400 prophets telling Ahab what he wanted.

Jeremiah 42:2 records the remnant asking Jeremiah to pray for guidance — a similar request for prophetic word as here.

Jeremiah 42:3 continues the request: 'show us the way we should go' — directly parallel to Ahab asking 'shall we go to battle?'.

2 Kings 3:13 shows Elisha rebuking the king for consulting false prophets—similar to Ahab’s reliance on 400 prophets here.

1 Kings 18:19 also mentions 400 prophets (of Asherah)—linking to the 400 false prophets Ahab consults here.

Romans 16:18 warns about false teachers using smooth talk to deceive, mirroring the 400 prophets who gave favorable words to please Ahab.