2 Samuel 17:16

New International Reader's Version

Send a message right away. Tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night in the desert at a place where people cross the Jordan River. Make sure you go on across. If you don’t, you and all the people with you will be swallowed up.’ ”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:14

Then David spoke to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem. He said, “Come on! We have to leave right away! If we don’t, none of us will escape from Absalom. He’ll move quickly to catch up with us. He’ll destroy us. His men will kill everyone in the city with their swords.”

2 Samuel 15:28

I’ll wait at the place in the desert where we can go across the Jordan River. I’ll wait there until you send word to let me know what’s happening.”

2 Samuel 15:35

Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there with you. Tell them everything you hear in the king’s palace.

Psalm 35:25

Don’t let them think, “That’s exactly what we wanted!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up.”

Psalm 55:8

I would hurry to my place of safety. It would be far away from the winds and storms I’m facing.”

Psalm 56:2

My enemies chase me all day long. Many proud people are attacking me.

Psalm 57:3

He answers from heaven and saves me. He puts to shame those who chase me. He shows his love and that he is faithful.

1 Corinthians 15:54

In fact, that is going to happen. What does not last will be dressed with what lasts forever. What dies will be dressed with what does not die. Then what is written will come true. It says, “Death has been swallowed up. It has lost the battle.” (Isaiah 25:8)

2 Corinthians 5:4

While we live in this tent of ours, we groan under our heavy load. We don’t want to be naked. Instead, we want to be fully dressed with our house in heaven. What must die will be swallowed up by life.

1 Samuel 20:38

He continued, “Hurry up! Run fast! Don’t stop!” The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.