2 Samuel 15:8

Good News Translation

While I was living in Geshur in Syria, I promised the Lord that if he would take me back to Jerusalem, I would worship him in Hebron.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:23

Then he got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:32

Absalom answered, “Because you wouldn't come when I sent for you. I wanted you to go to the king and ask for me: ‘Why did I leave Geshur and come here? It would have been better for me to have stayed there.’” And Absalom went on, “I want you to arrange for me to see the king, and if I'm guilty, then let him put me to death.”

2 Samuel 15:9

“Go in peace,” the king said. So Absalom went to Hebron.

2 Samuel 3:3

Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, Nabal's widow, from Carmel; Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

Psalm 56:12

O God, I will offer you what I have promised; I will give you my offering of thanksgiving,

Ecclesiastes 5:4

So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.

Isaiah 28:15

You boast that you have made a treaty with death and reached an agreement with the world of the dead. You are certain that disaster will spare you when it comes, because you depend on lies and deceit to keep you safe.

Jeremiah 42:20

that you are making a fatal mistake. You asked me to pray to the Lord our God for you, and you promised that you would do everything that he commands.

Joshua 24:15

If you are not willing to serve him, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your ancestors worshiped in Mesopotamia or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living. As for my family and me, we will serve the Lord.”

1 Samuel 1:11

Hannah made a solemn promise: “Lord Almighty, look at me, your servant! See my trouble and remember me! Don't forget me! If you give me a son, I promise that I will dedicate him to you for his whole life and that he will never have his hair cut.”

1 Samuel 16:2

“How can I do that?” Samuel asked. “If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” The Lord answered, “Take a calf with you and say that you are there to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.