Verse 21

When King David heard all of this, he was furious.

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  • Gen 34:7 : 7 Now Jacob's sons had come in from the fields when they heard, and the men were grieved and very angry, because this outrageous act had been done in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter—something that should not be done.
  • 1 Sam 2:22-25 : 22 Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, ‘Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.’ 24 ‘No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s people is not good.’ 25 ‘If a man sins against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who will intercede for him?’ But they would not listen to their father, for it was the LORD’s will to put them to death.
  • 1 Sam 2:29 : 29 Why do you scorn My sacrifice and offering that I commanded for My dwelling? Why do you honor your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves on the best of all the offerings of My people Israel?
  • 2 Sam 3:28-29 : 28 Later, when David heard about this, he declared, 'I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the LORD regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner. 29 May the guilt fall upon Joab and his entire family! May they always be afflicted with a discharge, skin disease, a need to rely on a crutch, death by the sword, or lack of bread.'
  • 2 Sam 12:5 : 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
  • 2 Sam 12:10 : 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.'
  • Ps 101:8 : 8 Each morning, I will silence all the wicked of the land, cutting off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.