2 Samuel 21:1

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Once during David's reign there was a famine for three years in a row, and David asked the Lord about it. The Lord replied, “It's because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:10

But the land had been hit by famine. So Abram continued on to Egypt, planning to live there because the famine was so bad.

Genesis 26:1

There was a famine in the country—not the one that happened before in Abraham's time, but a later one. So Isaac moved to Gerar in the territory of Abimelech, king of the Philistines.

Genesis 41:57

in fact the famine was very bad everywhere, so people from other countries all around came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph.

Genesis 42:5

So Israel's sons went to buy grain along with everyone else, because there was famine in Canaan too.

Genesis 43:1

The famine continued to be really bad in Canaan,

2 Samuel 16:8

“The Lord has paid you back for all of Saul's family that you killed, and for stealing Saul's throne. The Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom. Look how you've ended up in disaster because you're a murderer!”

2 Samuel 20:26

and Ira the Jairite was David's priest.

2 Samuel 21:5

They replied, “Regarding the man who destroyed us, who planned to prevent us having any place to live in the whole country of Israel,

2 Samuel 24:1

The Lord was angry with Israel, and he provoked David against them, saying, “go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

2 Samuel 5:19

David asked the Lord “Should I go and attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” “Yes, go,” the Lord replied, “for I will definitely hand them over to you.”

2 Samuel 5:23

David asked the Lord what to do. The Lord replied, “Don't attack them directly, but go round behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

1 Kings 17:1

Elijah the Tishbite (from Tishbe in Gilead), told Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, the one I serve, in the years to come there will not be any dew or rain unless I say so!”

1 Kings 18:2

So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. In the meantime the famine had become severe in Samaria.

2 Kings 6:25

So there was a major famine in Samaria. In fact the siege lasted so long that a donkey's head cost eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove's dung cost five shekels of silver.

2 Kings 8:1

Elisha told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “You and your family need to pack up and leave, and live where you can somewhere else like a foreigner. For the Lord announced a famine will come to the land and will last seven years.”

Job 10:2

I will tell God, “Don't just condemn me—tell me what you have against me.

Psalm 27:8

You told me, “Come to me.” I am coming to you, Lord.

Psalm 50:15

and call on me when you're in trouble. I will rescue you, and you will thank me.”

Psalm 91:15

When they call out to me for help, I will answer; when they are in trouble, I will be with them. I will save and honor them.

Leviticus 26:26

I will send a famine so bread is in short supply. One oven will serve the needs of ten women baking bread. It will be distributed by weight so that you'll eat but won't have enough.

Numbers 27:21

When he needs instructions, he is to go before Eleazar the priest who will ask the Lord on his behalf and find out the decision using the Urim. Joshua will give orders to all the Israelites concerning everything they are to do.”

Joshua 7:1

However, the Israelites had not been faithful regarding those things set apart for the Lord. Achan had taken some of them which made the Lord very angry with the Israelites. Achan was the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah.

Joshua 9:20

So this is what we're going to do to them. We'll let them live, so that we won't be punished for breaking the oath that we swore to them.”

Ruth 1:1

There was a famine during the time when the judges ruled Israel, so a man left Bethlehem in Judah and went to live in exile in the country of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.

1 Samuel 10:22

So they asked the Lord, “Has he arrived here yet?” The Lord replied, “Go and look—he's hiding among the baggage.”

1 Samuel 23:11

Are the town leaders of Keilah going to hand me over to him? Is Saul going to come, as I have heard? Lord, God of Israel, please tell me.” “Yes, he'll come,” the Lord replied.

1 Samuel 23:2

So he asked advice from the Lord, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” The Lord told David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

1 Samuel 23:4

So David asked advice from the Lord again, and the Lord told him, “Go immediately to Keilah, for I will give you victory over the Philistines.”