2 Samuel 19:5

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Joab went to the house where David was staying and told him: You've made your soldiers ashamed! Not only did they save your life, they saved your sons and daughters and wives as well.

Cross References

Psalm 3:8

because you protect and bless your people.

Nehemiah 9:27

So you handed them over to their enemies, who treated them terribly. But in their sufferings, they begged you to help. From heaven you listened to their prayers and because of your great mercy, you sent leaders to rescue them.

2 Samuel 3:39

I am the chosen king, but Joab and Abishai have more power than I do. So God will have to pay them back for the evil thing they did.”

2 Samuel 19:4

David covered his face with his hands and kept on crying loudly, “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:6

You're more loyal to your enemies than to your friends. What you've done today has shown your officers and soldiers that they don't mean a thing to you. You would be happy if Absalom was still alive, even if the rest of us were dead.

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa, “You're my nephew, and with God as a witness, I swear I'll make you commander of my army instead of Joab.”

2 Samuel 15:30

David went on up the slope of the Mount of Olives. He was barefoot and crying, and he covered his head to show his sorrow. Everyone with him was crying, and they covered their heads too.

2 Samuel 18:17

They threw Absalom's body into a deep pit in the forest and put a big pile of rocks over it. Meanwhile, the people of Israel had all run back to their own homes.