2 Samuel 3:39

New Century Version

Even though I am the appointed king, I feel empty. These sons of Zeruiah are too much for me. May the Lord give them the punishment they should have.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

But the king answered, “This does not concern you, sons of Zeruiah! If he is cursing me because the Lord told him to, who can question him?”

2 Samuel 19:13

And say to Amasa, ‘You are part of my own family. May God punish me terribly if I don’t make you commander of the army in Joab’s place!’ ”

2 Samuel 19:22

David said, “This does not concern you, sons of Zeruiah! Today you’re against me! No one will be put to death in Israel today. Today I know I am king over Israel!”

2 Samuel 3:38

David said to his officers, “You know that a great man died today in Israel.

1 Kings 2:32

Without my father knowing it, he killed two men who were much better than he was—Abner son of Ner, the commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, the commander of Judah’s army. So the Lord will pay him back for those deaths.

1 Kings 2:9

But you should not leave him unpunished. You are a wise man, and you will know what to do to him, but you must be sure he is killed.”

1 Chronicles 22:5

David said, “We should build a great Temple for the Lord, which will be famous everywhere for its greatness and beauty. But my son Solomon is young. He hasn’t yet learned what he needs to know, so I will prepare for the building of it.” So David got many of the materials ready before he died.

1 Chronicles 29:1

King David said to all the Israelites who were gathered, “God chose my son Solomon, who is young and hasn’t yet learned what he needs to know, but the work is important. This palace is not for people; it is for the Lord God.

2 Chronicles 13:7

Then worthless, evil men joined Jeroboam against Rehoboam, Solomon’s son. He was young and didn’t know what to do, so he could not stop them.

Psalm 101:8

Every morning I will destroy the wicked in the land. I will rid the Lord’s city of people who do evil.

Psalm 28:4

Pay them back for what they have done, for their evil deeds. Pay them back for what they have done; give them their reward.

Psalm 62:12

The Lord is loving. You reward people for what they have done.

Psalm 7:16

They will get themselves into trouble; the violence they cause will hurt only themselves.

Psalm 75:10

He will take all power away from the wicked, but the power of good people will grow.

Exodus 21:12

“Anyone who hits a person and kills him must be put to death.

Proverbs 20:8

When a king sits on his throne to judge, he knows evil when he sees it.

Proverbs 25:5

Remove wicked people from the king’s presence; then his government will be honest and last a long time.

Isaiah 3:11

But how terrible it will be for the wicked! They will be punished for all the wrong they have done.

Isaiah 7:4

Tell Ahaz, ‘Be careful. Be calm and don’t worry. Don’t let those two men, Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah, scare you. Don’t be afraid of their anger or Aram’s anger, because they are like two barely burning sticks that are ready to go out.

Jeremiah 38:5

King Zedekiah said to them, “Jeremiah is in your control. I cannot do anything to stop you.”

Daniel 6:16

So King Darius gave the order, and Daniel was brought in and thrown into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May the God you serve all the time save you!”

Numbers 32:23

“But if you don’t do these things, you will be sinning against the Lord; know for sure that you will be punished for your sin.

Romans 13:4

The ruler is God’s servant to help you. But if you do wrong, then be afraid. He has the power to punish; he is God’s servant to punish those who do wrong.

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the metalworker did many harmful things against me. The Lord will punish him for what he did.

Judges 9:57

God also punished the men of Shechem for the evil they had done. So the curse spoken by Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, came true.