2 Samuel 13:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah. (Shimeah was David’s brother.) Jonadab was a very clever man.

Cross References

1 Samuel 16:9

Then Jesse told Shammah to walk by Samuel. But Samuel said, “No, the Lord did not choose this man, either.”

1 Corinthians 3:19

I say this because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He catches those who think they are wise in their own clever traps.”

James 3:15

That kind of “wisdom” does not come from God. That “wisdom” comes from the world. It is not spiritual. It is from the devil.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord said, “My people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are stupid children. They don’t understand. They are skillful at doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Proverbs 19:6

Many people are nice to a generous person. Everyone wants to be friends with someone who gives gifts.

Esther 6:13

Then Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His wife and the men who gave him advice said, “If Mordecai is a Jew, you cannot win. You have already started to fall. Surely you will be ruined!”

Esther 5:14

Then Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends had a suggestion. They said, “Tell someone to build a post to hang him on. Make it 75 feet tall. In the morning ask the king to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the party with the king and you can be happy.” Haman liked this suggestion, so he ordered someone to build the hanging post.

Esther 5:10

But Haman controlled his anger and went home. Then Haman called together his friends and his wife, Zeresh.

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. Joab said to this wise woman, “Please pretend to be very sad. Put on sackcloth. Don’t dress up. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died.

2 Samuel 13:32

But then Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, “Don’t think that all the king’s sons were killed! Only Amnon is dead. Absalom has been planning this from the day that Amnon raped his sister Tamar.

Judges 14:20

So Samson’s wife was given to his best man.

Genesis 38:20

Later, Judah sent his friend Hirah to Enaim to give the prostitute the goat he promised. Judah also told Hirah to get the special seal and the walking stick from her, but Hirah could not find her.

Genesis 38:1

About that time, Judah left his brothers and went to stay with a man named Hirah from the town of Adullam.

Genesis 3:1

The snake was the most clever of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. The snake spoke to the woman and said, “Woman, did God really tell you that you must not eat from any tree in the garden?”

1 Samuel 16:11

Then he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” Jesse answered, “No, I have another son—my youngest, but he is out taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him. Bring him here. We won’t sit down to eat until he arrives.”

2 Samuel 13:2

She was a virgin. Amnon wanted her very much, but he did not think it was possible for him to have her. He thought about her so much that he made himself sick.

2 Samuel 13:4

He said to Amnon, “You are the king’s son. So why do you always look so sad? Tell me what the trouble is!” Amnon told Jonadab, “I love Tamar. But she is the sister of my half-brother Absalom.”

2 Samuel 21:21

This man challenged Israel and made fun of them, but Jonathan killed this man. (This was Jonathan, the son of David’s brother Shimei.)

1 Chronicles 2:13

Jesse was Eliab’s father. Eliab was Jesse’s first son. Jesse’s second son was Abinadab. His third son was Shimea.

1 Chronicles 27:32

Jonathan was a wise counselor and a scribe. He was David’s uncle. Jehiel son of Hacmoni took care of the king’s sons.