2 Samuel 3:35

Good News Translation

All day long the people tried to get David to eat something, but he made a solemn promise, “May God strike me dead if I eat anything before the day is over!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:12

They grieved and mourned and fasted until evening for Saul and Jonathan and for Israel, the people of the Lord, because so many had been killed in battle.

2 Samuel 12:17

His court officials went to him and tried to make him get up, but he refused and would not eat anything with them.

2 Samuel 3:34

His hands were not tied, And his feet were not bound; He died like someone killed by criminals!” And the people wept for him again.

2 Samuel 3:36

They took note of this and were pleased. Indeed, everything the king did pleased the people.

2 Samuel 3:9

The Lord promised David that he would take the kingdom away from Saul and his descendants and would make David king of both Israel and Judah, from one end of the country to the other. Now may God strike me dead if I don't make this come true!”

1 Chronicles 10:12

the bravest men went and got the bodies of Saul and his sons and took them to Jabesh. They buried them there under an oak and fasted for seven days.

Jeremiah 16:7

No one will eat or drink with anyone to offer comfort when a loved one dies. No one will show sympathy, not even for someone who has lost a father or mother.

Ezekiel 24:17

Don't let your sobbing be heard. Do not go bareheaded or barefoot as a sign of mourning. Don't cover your face or eat the food that mourners eat.”

Ezekiel 24:22

Then you will do what I have done. You will not cover your faces or eat the food that mourners eat.

Judges 20:26

Then all the people of Israel went up to Bethel and mourned. They sat there in the Lord's presence and did not eat until evening. They offered fellowship sacrifices and burned some sacrifices whole—all in the presence of the Lord.

Ruth 1:17

Wherever you die, I will die, and that is where I will be buried. May the Lord's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you!”

1 Samuel 3:17

“What did the Lord tell you?” Eli asked. “Don't keep anything from me. God will punish you severely if you don't tell me everything he said.”