2 Samuel 16:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Ahithophel answered, “Some of your father's wives were left here to take care of the palace. You should have sex with them. Then everyone will find out that you have publicly disgraced your father. This will make you and your followers even more powerful.”

Cross References

Genesis 34:30

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household.”

Genesis 35:22

During their time there, Jacob's eldest son Reuben slept with Bilhah, who was one of Jacob's other wives. And Jacob found out about it.

Genesis 38:16

and asked her to sleep with him. She asked, “What will you give me if I do?”

Genesis 6:4

The children of the supernatural beings who had married these women became famous heroes and warriors. They were called Nephilim and lived on the earth at that time and even later.

2 Samuel 10:6

The Ammonites realized that they had made David very angry, so they hired more foreign soldiers. Twenty thousand of them were foot soldiers from the Aramean cities of Beth-Rehob and Zobah, one thousand were from the king of Maacah, and twelve thousand were from the region of Tob.

2 Samuel 12:11

Someone from your own family will cause you a lot of trouble, and I will take your wives and give them to another man before your very eyes. He will go to bed with them while everyone looks on.

2 Samuel 13:5

Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, ask him to send Tamar, so you can watch her cook something for you. Then she can serve you the food.”

2 Samuel 15:16

David left behind ten of his wives to take care of the palace, but the rest of his family and his officials and soldiers went with him. They stopped at the last house at the edge of the city.

2 Samuel 16:20

Absalom turned to Ahithophel and said, “Give us your advice! What should we do?”

2 Samuel 17:7

Hushai said: This time Ahithophel's advice isn't so good.

2 Samuel 2:7

Saul is dead, but the tribe of Judah has made me their king. So be strong and have courage.

2 Samuel 20:3

David had left ten of his wives in Jerusalem to take care of his palace. But when he came back, he had them taken to another house, and he placed soldiers there to guard them. He gave them whatever they needed, but he never slept with any of them again. They had to live there for the rest of their lives as if they were widows.

1 Kings 2:17

“Please ask Solomon to let me marry Abishag. He won't say no to you.”

1 Kings 2:22

Solomon said: What? Let my elder brother marry Abishag? You may as well ask me to let him rule the kingdom! And why don't you ask such favours for Abiathar and Joab?

Leviticus 18:8

And don't disgrace him by having sex with any of his other wives.

Leviticus 20:11

Having sex with one of your father's wives disgraces him. So both you and the woman will be put to death, just as you deserve.

Zechariah 8:13

People of Judah and Israel, you have been a curse to the nations, but I will save you and make you a blessing to them. So don't be afraid or lose courage.

1 Corinthians 5:1

I have heard terrible things about some of you. In fact, you are behaving worse than the Gentiles. A man is even sleeping with his own stepmother.

1 Samuel 13:4

The messengers then said to the people of Israel, “Saul has destroyed the Philistine army camp at Geba. Now the Philistines really hate Israel, so every town and village must send men to join Saul's army at Gilgal.”

1 Samuel 27:12

But Achish trusted David and thought, “David's people must be furious with him. From now on he will have to take orders from me.”