2 Samuel 16:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But the king answered, “What can I do, sons of Zeruiah? Yes, Shimei is cursing me, but the Lord told him to curse me. And who can ask him why he did that?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:22

David said, “What should I do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Are you trying to cause me trouble? No one will be put to death in Israel today! Today I know that I am king over Israel.”

Romans 9:20

Don’t ask that. You are only human and have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the one who made it. It does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”

John 18:11

Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back in its place! I must drink from the cup the Father has given me.”

1 Peter 2:23

People insulted him, but he did not insult them back. He suffered, but he did not threaten anyone. No, he let God take care of him. God is the one who judges rightly.

Matthew 16:23

Then Jesus said to Peter, “Get away from me, Satan! You are not helping me! You don’t care about the same things God does. You care only about things that people think are important.”

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not really important. God does what he wants with the powers of heaven and the people on earth. No one can stop his powerful hand or question what he does.

2 Samuel 3:39

And it was on the very same day that I was anointed to be the king. These sons of Zeruiah have caused me a lot of trouble. May the Lord give them the punishment they deserve.”

Genesis 50:20

It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened.

Ecclesiastes 8:4

He has the authority to give commands, and no one can tell him what to do.

Job 9:12

If he takes something away, no one can stop him. No one can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

2 Kings 18:25

‘Now, do you think I came to this country to destroy it without the Lord’s help? No, the Lord said to me, “Go up against this country and destroy it!”’”

1 Kings 2:5

David also said, “You remember what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me. He killed two of the commanders of Israel’s army, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Remember, it was during a time of peace when he spilled the blood that splattered onto his sword belt and army boots. I should have punished him then.

Matthew 8:29

They came to Jesus and shouted, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to punish us before the right time?”

1 Kings 17:18

Then the woman said to Elijah, “You are a man of God. Can you help me? Or did you come here only to remind me of my sins and to make my son die?”

Psalm 39:9

I will not open my mouth. I will not say anything. You did what should have been done.

1 Samuel 26:19

My lord the king, listen to me. If the Lord caused you to be angry with me, let him accept an offering. But if men caused you to be angry with me, I ask the Lord to curse them because they forced me to leave the land that the Lord gave me and told me to go serve other gods.

2 Samuel 19:23

Then the king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king made a promise to Shimei that he himself would not kill Shimei.

Lamentations 3:37

No one can say something and make it happen, unless the Lord orders it.