2 Samuel 13:3

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However, Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, and he was the son of David's brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very cunning man.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

The serpent was more cunning than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. He asked Eve, “Did God really say that you can't eat fruit from every tree in the garden?”

Genesis 38:1

Around this time, Judah left his brothers and set up his tents at Adullam, near to a local man named Hirah.

Genesis 38:20

Judah sent his friend Hirah from Adullam with a young goat to get back his belongings he'd left as a guarantee from the woman, but he couldn't find her.

2 Samuel 13:2

Amnon became so infatuated with his sister Tamar that he felt sick. She was a virgin, and Amnon saw it was impossible for him to have her.

2 Samuel 13:32

But Jonadab, son of David's brother Shimeah, told them: “Your Majesty must not think they have killed all the king's sons—only Amnon is dead. Absalom has been planning ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:4

He asked Amnon, “Why are you, the king's son, so down every morning? Why don't you tell me what's wrong?” “I'm in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister,” Amnon replied.

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa to bring back a wise woman who lived there. He told her, “Pretend to be a mourner. Put on clothes for mourning, and don't use any scented oils. Be like a woman who has been in mourning for the dead a long time.

2 Samuel 21:21

But when he insulted Israel, Jonathan, son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him.

1 Chronicles 2:13

Jesse was the father of his firstborn son Eliab; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,

1 Chronicles 27:32

Jonathan, David's uncle, was an advisor, a man of insight, and a scribe. Jehiel, son of Hacmoni, looked after the king's sons.

Esther 5:10

However, Haman controlled himself and he went home. There he invited his friends over. Once they and his wife Zeresh had gathered,

Esther 5:14

His wife Zeresh and his friends told him, “Arrange for a pole to be set up, fifty cubits high. Then, in the morning, go and ask the king to have Mordecai impaled on it. Afterwards, you'll be happy as you go with the king to the dinner.” Haman thought this was good advice, so he had the pole set up.

Esther 6:13

Haman explained to his wife Zeresh and all his friends what had happened to him. These wise friends and his wife Zeresh told him, “If Mordecai is one of the Jewish people, and you have already begun to lose status before him—you won't be able to beat him! You're going to lose to him, you're going to fall!”

Proverbs 19:6

Many ask favors from important people, and everyone's a friend of the generous.

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are stupid; they don't know me. They are foolish children who just don't understand. They're experts at doing evil, but they don't know how to do good.”

1 Corinthians 3:19

This world's wisdom is plain foolishness to God. As Scripture says, “He uses the cleverness of the wise to catch them out,”

James 3:15

This kind of “wisdom” doesn't come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

Judges 14:20

Samson's wife was given to his best man who had accompanied him at the wedding.

1 Samuel 16:11

So he asked Jesse, “Don't you have any more sons?” “Well, there's still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is out looking after the sheep.” “Send for him and bring him here because we will not sit down and eat until he gets here,” Samuel told Jesse.

1 Samuel 16:9

Then Jesse had Shammah come forward. But Samuel said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”