2 Samuel 16:10
But the king said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because the LORD has said to him,‘Curse David!’, who can say to him,‘Why have you done this?’”
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- 2 Sam 19:22 : 22 But David said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?”
- Rom 9:20 : 20 But who indeed are you– a mere human being– to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder,“Why have you made me like this?”
- 2 Sam 3:39 : 39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the LORD punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”
- John 18:11 : 11 But Jesus said to Peter,“Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
- Gen 50:20 : 20 As for you, you meant to harm me, but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day.
- 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
- 1 Kgs 2:5 : 5 “You know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me– how he murdered two commanders of the Israelite armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. During peacetime he struck them down like he would in battle; when he shed their blood as if in battle, he stained the belt on his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- 1 Kgs 22:21-23 : 21 Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said,‘I will deceive him.’ 22 The LORD asked him,‘How?’ He replied,‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The LORD said,‘Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’ 23 So now, look, the LORD has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, but the LORD has decreed disaster for you.”
- 2 Kgs 18:25 : 25 Furthermore it was by the command of the LORD that I marched up against this place to destroy it. The LORD told me,‘March up against this land and destroy it.’”’”
- Job 9:12 : 12 If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’
- Eccl 8:4 : 4 Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?”
- Lam 3:38-39 : 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes– both calamity and blessing? 39 Why should any living person complain when punished for his sins?
- Dan 4:35 : 35 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who inhabit the earth. No one slaps his hand and says to him,‘What have you done?’
- Matt 16:23 : 23 But he turned and said to Peter,“Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
- Luke 9:54-56 : 54 Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,“Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them, 56 and they went on to another village.
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9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king,“Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
- 2 Sam 16:11-133 verses84%
11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants,“My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the LORD has spoken to him.
12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
13 So David and his men went on their way. But Shimei kept going along the side of the hill opposite him, yelling curses as he threw stones and dirt at them.
- 2 Sam 19:21-222 verses82%
21 Abishai son of Zeruiah replied,“For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the LORD’s anointed!”
22 But David said,“What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?”
- 2 Sam 16:5-73 verses77%
5 Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.
6 He threw stones at David and all of King David’s servants, as well as all the people and the soldiers who were on his right and on his left.
7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man!
- 1 Sam 17:28-292 verses75%
28 When David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, he became angry with David and said,“Why have you come down here? To whom did you entrust those few sheep in the wilderness? I am familiar with your pride and deceit! You have come down here to watch the battle!”
29 David replied,“What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?”
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8 “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the LORD,‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’
- 1 Sam 26:8-103 verses73%
8 Abishai said to David,“Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!”
9 But David said to Abishai,“Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the LORD’s chosen one and remain guiltless?”
10 David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away.
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8 How can I curse one whom God has not cursed, or how can I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?
- 2 Sam 1:14-163 verses72%
14 David replied to him,“How is it that you were not afraid to reach out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
15 Then David called one of the soldiers and said,“Come here and strike him down!” So he struck him down, and he died.
16 David said to him,“Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying‘I have put the LORD’s anointed to death.’”
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18 He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?
19 So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the LORD! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the LORD’s inheritance, saying,‘Go on, serve other gods!’
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9 David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?
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10 The king said,“Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!”
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3 David said to the Gibeonites,“What can I do for you, and how can I make amends so that you will bless the LORD’s inheritance?”
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39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! May the LORD punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!”
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9 God will severely judge Abner if I do not do for David exactly what the LORD has promised him,
- 2 Sam 19:28-292 verses71%
28 After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?”
29 Then the king replied to him,“Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.”
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31 The king told him,“Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds.
- 1 Sam 22:16-172 verses71%
16 But the king said,“You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
17 Then the king said to the messengers who were stationed beside him,“Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, for they too have sided with David! They knew he was fleeing, but they did not inform me.” But the king’s servants refused to harm the priests of the LORD.
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6 He said to his men,“May the LORD keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the LORD’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the LORD’s chosen one.”
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43 The Philistine said to David,“Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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56 The king said,“Find out whose son this boy is!”
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3 The king asked,“Where is your master’s grandson?” Ziba replied to the king,“He remains in Jerusalem, for he said,‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”
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14 David called to the army and to Abner son of Ner,“Won’t you answer, Abner?” Abner replied,“Who are you, that you have called to the king?”
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23 But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.
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17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD,“Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep– what have they done? Attack me and my family.”
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8 This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought,“They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”
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8 But David said to Achish,“What have I done? What have you found in your servant from the day that I first came into your presence until the present time, that I shouldn’t go and fight the enemies of my lord the king?”
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17 He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.
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12 Then the woman said,“Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter.” He replied,“Tell me.”
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17 David said to God,“Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep– what have they done? O LORD my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”
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10 But Absalom, whom we anointed as our king, has died in battle. So now why do you hesitate to bring the king back?”
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32 King David said,“Summon Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” They came before the king,
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8 For all of you have conspired against me! No one informs me when my own son makes an agreement with this son of Jesse! Not one of you feels sorry for me or informs me that my own son has commissioned my own servant to hide in ambush against me, as is the case today!”
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17 The LORD has done exactly as I prophesied! The LORD has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David!
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26 David asked the men who were standing near him,“What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”
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27 Has my master the king authorized this without informing your servants who should succeed my master the king on his throne?”
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30 I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse–