2 Samuel 3:35

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then they brought some food to David and told him he would feel better if he had something to eat. It was still daytime, and David said, “I swear to God that I'll not take a bite of bread or anything else until sunset!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:12

They cried all day long and would not eat anything. Everyone was sad because Saul, his son Jonathan, and many of the LORD's people had been killed in the battle.

2 Samuel 12:17

His officials stood beside him and tried to talk him into getting up. But he would not get up or eat with them.

2 Samuel 3:34

No one tied your hands or chained your feet, yet you died as a victim of murderers. Everyone started crying again.

2 Samuel 3:36

Everyone noticed what David did, and they liked it, just as they always liked what he did.

2 Samuel 3:9

I ask God to punish me if I don't help David get what the LORD promised him!

1 Chronicles 10:12

some brave men went to get his body and the bodies of his three sons. The men brought the bodies back to Jabesh, where they buried them under an oak tree. Then for seven days, they went without eating to show their sorrow.

Jeremiah 16:7

No one will bring food and wine to help comfort those who are mourning the death of their father or mother.

Ezekiel 24:17

Mourn in silence and don't show that you are grieving. Don't remove your turban or take off your sandals; don't cover your face to show your sorrow, or eat the food that mourners eat.”

Ezekiel 24:22

Then you will do the same things I have done. You will leave your face uncovered and refuse to eat the food that mourners usually eat.

Judges 20:26

The people of Israel went to the place of worship at Bethel, where the sacred chest was being kept. They sat on the ground, crying and not eating for the rest of the day. Then about sunset, they offered sacrifices to please the LORD and to ask his blessing. Phinehas the priest then prayed, “Our LORD, the people of Benjamin are our relatives. Should we stop fighting or attack them again?” “Attack!” the LORD answered. “Tomorrow I will let you defeat them.”

Ruth 1:17

I will die where you die and be buried beside you. May the LORD punish me if we are ever separated, even by death!”

1 Samuel 3:17

Eli said, “What did God say to you? Tell me everything. I pray that God will punish you terribly if you don't tell me every word he said!”