2 Samuel 13:3

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

Now the snake was the most clever of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day the snake said to the woman, “Did God really say that you must not eat fruit from any tree in the garden?”

Genesis 38:1

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

Genesis 38:20

Judah sent his friend Hirah with the young goat to find the woman and get back his seal and the walking stick he had given her, but Hirah could not find her.

2 Samuel 13:2

Tamar was a virgin. Amnon made himself sick just thinking about her, because he could not find any chance to be alone with her.

2 Samuel 13:32

Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said to David, “Don’t think all the young men, your sons, are killed. No, only Amnon is dead! Absalom has planned this ever since Amnon forced his sister Tamar to have sexual relations with him.

2 Samuel 13:4

He asked Amnon, “Son of the king, why do you look so sad day after day? Tell me what’s wrong!” Amnon told him, “I love Tamar, the sister of my half-brother Absalom.”

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He said to her, “Pretend to be very sad. Put on funeral clothes and don’t put lotion on yourself. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone who died.

2 Samuel 21:21

When he challenged Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him.

1 Chronicles 2:13

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

1 Chronicles 27:32

Jonathan was David’s uncle, and he advised David. Jonathan was a wise man and a teacher of the law. Jehiel son of Hacmoni took care of the king’s sons.

Esther 5:10

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

Esther 5:14

Then Haman’s wife, Zeresh, and all his friends said, “Have a seventy-five foot platform built, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and be happy.” Haman liked this suggestion, so he ordered the platform to be built.

Esther 6:13

He told his wife, Zeresh, and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Haman’s wife and the men who gave him advice said, “You are starting to lose power to Mordecai. Since he is a Jew, you cannot win against him. You will surely be ruined.”

Proverbs 19:6

Many people want to please a leader, and everyone is friends with those who give gifts.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord says, “My people are foolish. They do not 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.”

1 Corinthians 3:19

because the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. It is written in the Scriptures, “He catches those who are wise in their own clever traps.”

James 3:15

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

Judges 14:20

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

1 Samuel 16:11

Then he asked Jesse, “Are these all the sons you have?” Jesse answered, “I still have the youngest son. He is out taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him. We will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

1 Samuel 16:9

Then Jesse had Shammah pass by. But Samuel said, “No, the Lord has not chosen this one.”