2 Samuel 21:17

Legacy Standard Bible

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and put him to death. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, “You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:7

And behold, the whole family has risen against your servant-woman, and they say, ‘Hand over the one who struck his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of his brother whom he killed, and destroy the heir also.’ Thus they will extinguish my coal which remains, so as to leave my husband neither name nor remnant on the face of the earth.”

2 Samuel 18:2

And David sent the people out, one-third under the hand of Joab, one-third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one-third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you also.”

2 Samuel 18:3

But the people said, “You should not go out; for if we indeed flee, they will not set their heart on us; even if half of us die, they will not set their heart on us. But now you are worth ten thousand of us; so now it is better that you be ready to help us from the city.”

2 Samuel 22:19

“They confronted me in the day of my disaster, But Yahweh was my support.

2 Samuel 22:29

“For You are my lamp, O Yahweh; And Yahweh illumines my darkness.

1 Kings 11:36

But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name.

1 Kings 15:4

But for David’s sake Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, to raise up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem;

Psalm 132:17

“There I will cause the horn of David to spring up; I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.

Psalm 144:10

Who gives salvation to kings, Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.

Psalm 46:1

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Jeremiah 40:15

Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah in Mizpah, saying, “Let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and not a man will know! Why should he strike down your life, so that all the Jews who are gathered to you would be scattered and the remnant of Judah would perish?”

John 5:35

He was the lamp that was burning and shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.