2 Samuel 3:39

Bible in Basic English 1965

While I, though I am crowned king, have little strength, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are out of my control: may the Lord give to the evil-doer the reward of his evil-doing!

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!

2 Samuel 19:22

And David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you put yourselves against me today? is it right for any man in Israel to be put to death today? for I am certain today that I am king in Israel.

2 Samuel 3:38

And 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?

1 Kings 2:32

And the Lord will send back his blood on his head, because of the attack he made on two men more upright and better than himself, putting them to the sword without my father's knowledge; even Abner, the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

1 Kings 2:9

But do not let him be free from punishment, for you are a wise man; and it will be clear to you what you have to do with him; see that his white head goes down to the underworld in blood.

1 Chronicles 22:5

And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of material before his death.

1 Chronicles 29:1

And David the king said to all the people, Solomon my son, the only one who has been marked out by God, is still young and untested, and the work is great, for this great house is not for man, but for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 13:7

And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

Psalm 101:8

Morning by morning will I put to death all the sinners in the land, so that all evil-doers may be cut off from Jerusalem.

Psalm 28:4

Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

Psalm 62:12

And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.

Psalm 7:16

His wrongdoing will come back to him, and his violent behaviour will come down on his head.

Psalm 75:10

By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.

Exodus 21:12

He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.

Proverbs 20:8

A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 25:5

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

Isaiah 3:11

Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

Isaiah 7:4

And say to him, Take care and be quiet; have no fear, and do not let your heart be feeble, because of these two ends of smoking fire-wood, because of the bitter wrath of Rezin and Aram, and of the son of Remaliah.

Jeremiah 38:5

Then Zedekiah the king said, See, he is in your hands: for the king was not able to do anything against them.

Daniel 6:16

Then the king gave the order, and they took Daniel and put him into the lions' hole. The king made answer and said to Daniel, Your God, whose servant you are at all times, will keep you safe.

Numbers 32:23

But if you do not do this, then you are sinners against the Lord; and you may be certain that your sin will have its reward.

Romans 13:4

For he is the servant of God to you for good. But if you do evil, have fear; for the sword is not in his hand for nothing: he is God's servant, making God's punishment come on the evil-doer.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works:

Judges 9:57

And God sent back on to the heads of the men of Shechem all the evil they had done, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came on them.