2 Samuel 18:5

Easy To Read Version

The king gave a command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai. He said, “Do this for me: Be gentle with young Absalom!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:11

David also said to Abishai and all his servants, “Look, my very own son (Absalom) is trying to kill me. This man (Shimei) from the family group of Benjamin has more right to kill me. Let him alone. Let him keep on saying bad things to me. The Lord told him to do this.

2 Samuel 17:14

Absalom and all the Israelites said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.” {They said this} because it was the Lord’s plan. The Lord had planned to make Ahithophel’s good advice useless. That is how the Lord would punish Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:12

The man said to Joab, “I would not try to hurt the king’s son even if you gave me 1,000 {pieces of} silver. Why? Because we heard the king’s command to you, Abishai, and Ittai. The king said, ‘Be careful not to hurt young Absalom.’

2 Samuel 19:1

People told the news to Joab. They told Joab, “Look, the king is crying and very sad for Absalom.”

Psalm 103:13

The Lord is as kind to his followers\par as a father is to his children.\par

Luke 23:34

Jesus said, “Father, forgive these people \{that are killing me\}. They don’t know what they are doing. {\cf2\super [377]} ”