2 Samuel 13:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Two years later, Absalom's servants were cutting wool from his sheep in Baal-Hazor near the town of Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons to be there.

Cross References

Genesis 31:19

Before Rachel left, she stole the household idols while Laban was out shearing his sheep.

2 Samuel 13:24

Then he went to David and said, “My servants are cutting the wool from my sheep. Please come and join us!”

1 Kings 1:19

He sacrificed a lot of cattle, calves, and sheep. And he invited Abiathar the priest, Joab your army commander, and all your sons to be there, except Solomon, your loyal servant.

1 Kings 1:25

Earlier today, he sacrificed a lot of cattle, calves, and sheep. He invited the army commanders, Abiathar, and all your sons to be there. Now they are eating and drinking and shouting, “Long live King Adonijah!”

1 Kings 1:9

Adonijah invited his brothers and David's officials from Judah to go with him to Crawling Rock near Rogel Spring, where he sacrificed some sheep, cattle, and fat calves.

2 Kings 3:4

For many years the country of Moab had been controlled by Israel and was forced to pay taxes to the kings of Israel. King Mesha of Moab raised sheep, so he paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool from one hundred thousand rams.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also built defence towers out in the desert. He owned such a large herd of livestock in the western foothills and in the flat lands, that he had cisterns dug there to catch the rainwater. He loved farming, so he had crops and vineyards planted in the hill country wherever there was fertile soil, and he hired farmers to take care of them.

Nehemiah 11:33

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

1 Samuel 25:2

Nabal was a very rich man who lived in Maon. He owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats, which he kept at Carmel. His wife Abigail was sensible and beautiful, but he was from the Caleb clan and was rough and mean.

1 Samuel 25:36

Abigail went back home and found Nabal throwing a party fit for a king. He was very drunk and feeling good, so she didn't tell him anything that night.

1 Samuel 25:4

One day, Nabal was in Carmel, while his servants cut the wool from his sheep. David was in the desert when he heard about it.

1 Samuel 25:7

I've heard that you are cutting the wool from your sheep. When your shepherds were with us in Carmel, we didn't harm them, and nothing was ever stolen from them.