2 Samuel 3:39

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Today I’m weak, though I’m the anointed king. These men, Zeruiah’s sons, are too cruel for me. May the Lord repay this evildoer as his evil deeds deserve.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

But the king said, “You don’t think like me at all, sons of Zeruiah. Let him curse. If the Lord has told him, ‘Curse David,’ should anyone ask, ‘Why do you do that?’ ”

2 Samuel 19:13

And tell Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God strike me dead unless you are given Joab’s place to serve me always as the commander of the army.’ ”

2 Samuel 19:22

David responded, “Are you sure we’re from the same family, sons of Zeruiah? You are my enemies today. Should anyone in Israel be killed today? Don’t I know that I’m king of Israel again?”

2 Samuel 3:38

The king said to his officers, “Don’t you know that today a leader, a great man, has fallen in Israel?

1 Kings 2:32

The Lord will repay him for the slaughter he caused. Joab killed two honorable men who were better than he was. He used his sword to kill Abner (who was the son of Ner and the commander of Israel’s army) and Amasa (who was the son of Jether and the commander of Judah’s army). Joab did this without my father’s knowledge.

1 Kings 2:9

Now, don’t let him go unpunished. You are wise and know what to do to him: Put that gray-haired, old man into his grave by slaughtering him.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

David thought, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the temple that will be built for the Lord must be magnificent, large, famous, praised, and honored in all other countries. I’ll prepare ⌞the building materials⌟ for him.” So David prepared many materials ⌞for Solomon⌟ before he died.

1 Chronicles 29:1

Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. Yet, the work is important because this palace is not for a person but for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 13:7

Worthless, good-for-nothing men gathered around him. They opposed Rehoboam, son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was too young and inexperienced to challenge them.

Psalm 101:8

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers.

Psalm 28:4

Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what their hands have done, and give them what they deserve.

Psalm 62:12

Mercy belongs to you, O Lord. You reward a person based on what he has done.”

Psalm 7:16

His mischief lands back on his own head. His violence comes down on top of him.

Psalm 75:10

I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people, but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.

Exodus 21:12

“Whoever strikes someone and kills him must be put to death.

Proverbs 20:8

A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 25:5

Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king, and justice will make his throne secure.

Isaiah 3:11

How horrible it will be for the wicked! Disaster will strike them. What they have done will be done to them.

Isaiah 7:4

Say to him, ‘Be careful, stay calm, and don’t be afraid. Don’t lose heart because of the fierce anger of Rezin from Aram and Remaliah’s son. These two are smoldering logs.’

Jeremiah 38:5

King Zedekiah answered, “He’s in your hands. I won’t do anything to stop you.”

Daniel 6:16

So the king gave the order, and Daniel was brought to him and thrown into the lions’ den. The king told Daniel, “May your God, whom you always worship, save you!”

Numbers 32:23

“If you don’t do all these things, you will be sinning against the Lord. You can be sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Romans 13:4

The government is God’s servant working for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid. The government has the right to carry out the death sentence. It is God’s servant, an avenger to execute God’s anger on anyone who does what is wrong.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will pay him back for what he did.

Judges 9:57

God also paid back the men of Shechem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham, son of Jerubbaal, came true.