2 Samuel 16:11

Good News Translation

And David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “My own son is trying to kill me; so why should you be surprised at this Benjaminite? The Lord told him to curse; so leave him alone and let him do it.

Cross References

Genesis 15:4

Then he heard the Lord speaking to him again: “This slave Eliezer will not inherit your property; your own son will be your heir.”

Genesis 45:5

Now do not be upset or blame yourselves because you sold me here. It was really God who sent me ahead of you to save people's lives.

2 Samuel 20:1

There happened to be in Gilgal a worthless character named Sheba son of Bikri, of the tribe of Benjamin. He blew the trumpet and called out, “Down with David! We won't follow him! Men of Israel, let's go home!”

2 Samuel 7:2

Then the king said to the prophet Nathan, “Here I am living in a house built of cedar, but God's Covenant Box is kept in a tent!”

2 Kings 19:37

One day, when he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, two of his sons, Adrammelech and Sharezer, killed him with their swords and then escaped to the land of Ararat. Another of his sons, Esarhaddon, succeeded him as emperor.

2 Chronicles 32:21

The Lord sent an angel that killed the soldiers and officers of the Assyrian army. So the emperor went back to Assyria disgraced. One day when he was in the temple of his god, some of his sons killed him with their swords.

Psalm 109:28

They may curse me, but you will bless me. May my persecutors be defeated, and may I, your servant, be glad.

Ezekiel 14:9

“If any prophets are deceived into giving a false answer, it is because I, the Lord, have deceived them. I will remove them from the people of Israel.

Ezekiel 20:25

“Then I gave them laws that are not good and commands that do not bring life.

Matthew 10:21

“People will hand over their own brothers to be put to death, and fathers will do the same to their children; children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

1 Samuel 26:19

Your Majesty, listen to what I have to say. If it is the Lord who has turned you against me, an offering to him will make him change his mind; but if some people have done it, may the Lord's curse fall on them. For they have driven me out from the Lord's land to a country where I can only worship foreign gods.