2 Samuel 3:35

New Century Version

They came to encourage David to eat while it was still day. But he made a promise, saying, “May God punish me terribly if I eat bread or anything else before the sun sets!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:12

They were very sad and cried and fasted until evening. They cried for Saul and his son Jonathan and for all the people of the Lord and for all the Israelites who had died in the battle.

2 Samuel 12:17

The elders of David’s family came to him and tried to pull him up from the ground, but he refused to get up or to eat food with them.

2 Samuel 3:34

His hands were not tied. His feet were not in chains. He fell at the hands of evil men.” Then all the people cried again for Abner.

2 Samuel 3:36

All the people saw what happened, and they agreed with what the king was doing, just as they agreed with everything he did.

2 Samuel 3:9

May God help me if I don’t join David! I will make sure that what the Lord promised does happen!

1 Chronicles 10:12

So the brave men of Jabesh went and got the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. They buried their bones under the large tree in Jabesh. Then the people of Jabesh fasted for seven days.

Jeremiah 16:7

No one will bring food to comfort those who are crying for the dead. No one will offer a drink to comfort someone whose mother or father has died.

Ezekiel 24:17

Groan silently; do not cry loudly for the dead. Tie on your turban, and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your face, and do not eat the food people eat when they are sad about a death.”

Ezekiel 24:22

When that happens, you are to act as I have: you are not to cover your face, and you are not to eat the food people eat when they are sad about a death.

Judges 20:26

Then the Israelites went up to Bethel. There they sat down and cried to the Lord and fasted all day until evening. They also brought burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.

Ruth 1:17

And where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. I ask the Lord to punish me terribly if I do not keep this promise: Not even death will separate us.”

1 Samuel 3:17

Eli asked, “What did the Lord say to you? Don’t hide it from me. May God punish you terribly if you hide from me anything he said to you.”