2 Samuel 19:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Let’s kill him for all the bad things he said about the Lord’s chosen king.”

Cross References

Exodus 22:28

“You must not curse God or the leaders of your people.

1 Samuel 26:9

But David said to Abishai, “Don’t kill Saul! Anyone who hurts the Lord’s chosen king must be punished.

2 Samuel 16:13

So David and his men went on their way down the road. Shimei kept following David. He walked on the other side of the road by the side of the hill. He kept cursing David on his way. Shimei also threw stones and dirt at David.

2 Samuel 16:5

As David came to Bahurim, a man from Saul’s family, Shimei son of Gera, came out cursing David again and again.

1 Samuel 24:6

He said to his men, “I pray the Lord never lets me do anything like that to my master again. I must not do anything against Saul, because he is the Lord’s chosen king.”

2 Samuel 16:9

Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dying dog curse you, my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off Shimei’s head.”

Psalm 84:9

God, watch over the king, our protector. Be kind to him, the one you have chosen.

Lamentations 4:20

The king was very important to us. He was like the breath we breathe, but he was trapped by them. The Lord himself chose the king, and we said this about the king, “We will live in his shadow. He protects us from the nations.”