2 Samuel 17:3

Good News Translation

and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man; the rest of the people will be safe.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:4

This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.

2 Samuel 3:21

Abner told David, “I will go now and win all Israel over to Your Majesty. They will accept you as king, and then you will get what you have wanted and will rule over the whole land.” David gave Abner a guarantee of safety and sent him on his way.

Isaiah 48:22

“There is no safety for sinners,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 57:21

There is no safety for sinners,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 6:14

They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. ‘All is well,’ they say, when all is not well.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When people say, “Everything is quiet and safe,” then suddenly destruction will hit them! It will come as suddenly as the pains that come upon a woman in labor, and people will not escape.