2 Samuel 3:36

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

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  • 2 Sam 15:6 : 6 And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 15:13 : 13 And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Truly men of low birth are nothing, and men of high position are not what they seem; if they are put in the scales together they are less than a breath.
  • Mark 7:37 : 37 And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.
  • Mark 15:11-13 : 11 But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free. 12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews? 13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

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  • 2 Sam 3:37-38
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    37So it was clear to Israel and to all the people on that day that the king was not responsible for the death of Abner, the son of Ner.

    38And the king said to his servants, Do you not see that a chief and a great man has come to his end today in Israel?

  • 2 Sam 17:3-4
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    3And I will make all the people come back to you as a bride comes back to her husband: it is the life of only one man you are going after; so all the people will be at peace.

    4And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 30:4
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    4And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.

  • 2 Sam 3:17-21
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    17Then Abner had a talk with the chief men of Israel, saying, In the past it was your desire to make David your king: so now, do it:

    18For the Lord has said of David, By the hand of my servant David I will make my people Israel safe from the Philistines, and from all who are against them.

    19And Abner said the same things to Benjamin: and he went to David in Hebron to make clear to him what seemed good to Israel and to all the people of Benjamin.

    20So Abner, with twenty men, came to Hebron, to David. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him.

    21And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-35
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    31And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

    32And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

    33And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?

    34Your hands were free, your feet were not chained: like the downfall of a man before evil men, so was your fall. And the weeping of the people over him went on again.

    35And the people came to make David take food, while it was still day, but David with an oath said, May God's punishment be on me if I take a taste of bread or any other thing till the sun has gone down!

  • 2 Sam 18:4-5
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    4And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

    5And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-9
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    8Then the king got up and took his seat near the town-door. And word was given to all the people that the king was in the public place: and all the people came before the king. Now all the men of Israel had gone back in flight to their tents.

    9And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
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    5And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.

  • 1 Sam 18:16
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    16But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
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    6And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 19:2
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    2And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

  • 1 Chr 13:4
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    4And all the people said they would do so, for it seemed right to them.

  • 2 Sam 3:9-10
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    9May God's punishment be on Abner, if I do not for David as the Lord in his oath has said,

    10And if I do not take away the kingdom from the family of Saul and make David ruler over Israel and Judah from Dan as far as Beer-sheba!

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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    28And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

  • 2 Sam 8:15
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    15And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

  • 1 Kgs 1:40
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    40And all the people came up after him, piping with pipes, and they were glad with great joy, so that the earth was shaking with the sound.

  • Esth 1:21
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    21And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

  • 2 Chr 23:3
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    3And all the people made an agreement with the king in the house of God. And he said to them, Truly, the king's son will be king, as the Lord has said about the sons of David.

  • 2 Sam 24:3
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    3And Joab said to the king, Whatever the number of the people, may the Lord make it a hundred times as much, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king take pleasure in doing this thing?

  • 2 Sam 3:28
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    28And when David had word of it he said, May I and my kingdom be clear for ever in the eyes of the Lord from the blood of Abner, the son of Ner:

  • 2 Sam 5:12
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    12And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

  • 1 Chr 18:14
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    14So David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

  • 1 Chr 29:20
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    20And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

  • 1 Chr 29:9
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    9Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.

  • 1 Kgs 1:25
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    25Because today he has gone down and has put to death oxen and fat beasts and sheep in great numbers, and has sent for all the king's sons to come to him, with the captains of the army and Abiathar the priest; and they are feasting before him and crying, Long life to King Adonijah!

  • 1 Chr 29:30
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    30Together with all his rule and his power, and the events which took place in his time, in Israel and in all the kingdoms of other lands.

  • 1 Sam 18:26
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    26And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.

  • 2 Sam 13:36
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    36And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

  • 2 Sam 19:6
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    6For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

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    3Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

  • 2 Sam 18:28
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    28And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

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    20And now, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting for you to say who is to take the place of my lord the king after him.

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    24Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

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    30Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.

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    39And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

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    38And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.

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    15So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.