2 Samuel 21:17

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But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to help David. He attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore an oath, saying, “You’ll never go into battle with us again. The lamp of Israel must never be extinguished.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:7

Then the entire family turned against me. They said, ‘Give us the man who killed his brother so that we can kill him because he took his brother’s life. We’re going to destroy the one who ⌞now⌟ would be the heir.’ In this way they wish to extinguish the ⌞one⌟ burning coal that is left for me. They will not let my husband’s name or descendants remain on the face of the earth.”

2 Samuel 18:2

David put a third of the troops under Joab’s command, another third under Joab’s brother Abishai (Zeruiah’s son), and the last third under Ittai from Gath. “I am going ⌞into battle⌟ with you,” the king said to the troops.

2 Samuel 18:3

“You’re not going ⌞with us⌟,” the troops said. “If we flee, they won’t care about us, and if half of us die, they won’t care either. But you’re worth 10,000 of us. It’s better for you to be ready to send us help from the city.”

2 Samuel 22:19

On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the Lord became my defense.

2 Samuel 22:29

O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord turns my darkness into light.

1 Kings 11:36

I will give his son one tribe so that my servant David will always have a lamp in my presence in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to place my name.

1 Kings 15:4

But for David’s sake the Lord his God made Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem. He appointed David’s descendant to rule after him and protected Jerusalem.

Psalm 132:17

There I will make a horn sprout up for David. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one.

Psalm 144:10

You are the one who gives victory to kings. You are the one who snatches your servant David away from a deadly sword.

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Jeremiah 40:15

Then Johanan, Kareah’s son, secretly asked Gedaliah at Mizpah, “Let me kill Ishmael, Nethaniah’s son. No one will know about it. Why should he kill you? All the Jews who have gathered around you would scatter. What is left of Judah would disappear.”

John 5:35

John was a lamp that gave off brilliant light. For a time you enjoyed the pleasure of his light.