2 Samuel 13:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

But Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very cunning man.

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  • 1 Sam 16:9 : 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this.
  • 2 Sam 13:32 : 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for only Amnon is dead: for by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he forced his sister Tamar.
  • 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa, and brought from there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray you, pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning clothes now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead:
  • 2 Sam 14:19-20 : 19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken: for your servant Joab, he commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant: 20 To change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
  • Esth 5:10 : 10 Nevertheless Haman restrained himself, and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh, his wife.
  • Esth 5:14 : 14 Then Zeresh, his wife, and all his friends said to him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak to the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it. Then go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And this pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
  • Esth 6:13 : 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, If Mordecai is of the seed of the Jews, before whom you have begun to fall, you shall not prevail against him, but shall surely fall before him.
  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness.
  • Jas 3:15 : 15 This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
  • Gen 3:1 : 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
  • Gen 38:1 : 1 At that time, Judah left his brothers and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.
  • Gen 38:20 : 20 Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman’s hand, but he could not find her.
  • Judg 14:20 : 20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.

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  • 2 Sam 13:32-35
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    32And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for only Amnon is dead: for by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day he forced his sister Tamar.

    33Therefore let not my lord the king take the matter to his heart, thinking that all the king's sons are dead: for only Amnon is dead.

    34But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.

    35And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons are coming: as your servant said, so it is.

  • 2 Sam 13:4-7
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    4And he said to him, Why are you, being the king's son, becoming thin from day to day? Will you not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

    5And Jonadab said to him, Lie down on your bed, and pretend to be sick: and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Please let my sister Tamar come, and give me some food, and dress it in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

    6So Amnon lay down, and pretended to be sick; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

    7Then David sent to Tamar's house, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare him some food.

  • 2 Sam 13:1-2
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    1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

    2And Amnon was so troubled, that he became sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard to do anything to her.

  • 2 Sam 13:20-23
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    20And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? But hold your peace now, my sister: he is your brother; do not consider this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

    21But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

    22And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

    23And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

  • 2 Sam 13:26-29
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    26Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?

    27But Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

    28Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Watch now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Strike Amnon; then kill him, do not fear: have not I commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.

    29And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got on his mule and fled.

  • 2 Sam 3:2
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    2And sons were born to David in Hebron; his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite.

  • 2 Sam 13:10-11
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    10And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

    11And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come lie with me, my sister.

  • 1 Kgs 1:6-7
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    6And his father had not rebuked him at any time by saying, Why have you done so? And he also was a very handsome man; and his mother bore him after Absalom.

    7And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.

  • 1 Chr 3:1-2
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    1Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess.

    2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith.

  • 1 Chr 27:32-33
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    32Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons;

    33And Ahithophel was the king's counselor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion;

  • 2 Sam 17:24-25
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    24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

    25And Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab: Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra, an Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
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    39And King David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.

  • 2 Sam 10:1-3
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    1And it happened after this that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

    2Then David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. So David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

    3And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David honors your father, that he has sent comforters to you? Has not David rather sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

  • 2 Sam 3:25-26
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    25You know Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive you, and to know your going out and your coming in, and to know all that you do.

    26And when Joab had gone out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, who brought him back from the well of Sirah; but David did not know it.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

  • 1 Chr 19:2-3
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    2And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came to the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

    3But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Do you think that David honors your father, that he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

  • 2 Sam 20:11
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    11And one of Joab's men stood by Amasa and said, Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.

  • 2 Sam 13:14-15
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    14However, he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

    15Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

  • 2 Sam 17:17-18
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    17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a woman went and told them, and they went and told King David.

    18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they both went away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court, where they went down.

  • 2 Sam 18:13
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    13Otherwise I should have acted falsely against my own life: for nothing is hidden from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.

  • 2 Sam 19:6
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    6In that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for I perceive this day, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died today, then it would have pleased you well.

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?

  • 1 Sam 19:2
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    2But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David; and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you; now therefore, I pray you, be on guard until the morning, and stay in a secret place, and hide yourself:

  • 2 Sam 15:11
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    11And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, who were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not anything.

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
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    32And the Lord will return his blood upon his own head, who struck down two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, my father David not knowing of it: namely, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

  • 2 Sam 15:37
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    37So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.