2 Samuel 21:1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”

Cross References

Genesis 12:10

Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe in the land.

Genesis 26:1

Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.

Genesis 41:57

Then the people of all the earth came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Genesis 42:5

So the sons of Israel came to buy grain among those who were coming, because the famine was also in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 43:1

Now the famine was severe in the land.

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord has brought back upon you all the bloodshed of the house of Saul, in whose place you have become king; and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. And behold, you are caught in your own evil, for you are a man of bloodshed!”

2 Samuel 20:26

Ira the Jairite also was a priest to David.

2 Samuel 21:5

So they said to the king, “The man who destroyed us and who planned to eliminate us so that we would not exist within any border of Israel—

2 Samuel 24:1

Now the anger of the Lord burned against Israel again, and He incited David against them to say, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”

2 Samuel 5:19

So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You hand them over to me?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you.”

2 Samuel 5:23

So David inquired of the Lord, but He said, “You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the baka-shrubs.

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.”

1 Kings 18:2

So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

2 Kings 6:25

So there was a severe famine in Samaria; and behold, they kept besieging it until a donkey’s head was sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a fourth of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver.

2 Kings 8:1

Now Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go with your household, and live wherever you can live; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will indeed come on the land for seven years.”

Job 10:2

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; Let me know why You contend with me.

Psalm 27:8

When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “I shall seek Your face, Lord.”

Psalm 50:15

Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalm 91:15

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.

Leviticus 26:26

When I break your staff of bread, ten women will bake your bread in one oven, and they will bring back your bread in rationed amounts, so that you will eat and not be satisfied.

Numbers 27:21

Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his command they shall go out, and at his command they shall come in, both he and all the sons of Israel with him, all the congregation.”

Joshua 7:1

But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things designated for destruction, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the designated things; therefore the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.

Joshua 9:20

This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.”

Ruth 1:1

Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a man of Bethlehem in Judah went to reside in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.

1 Samuel 10:22

Therefore they inquired further of the Lord: “Has the man come here yet?” And the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself among the baggage.”

1 Samuel 23:11

Will the citizens of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down just as Your servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, please, tell Your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.”

1 Samuel 23:2

So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”

1 Samuel 23:4

So David inquired of the Lord once more. And the Lord answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I am going to hand the Philistines over to you.”