2 Samuel 17:9

The English Standar Version

Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits or in some other place. And as soon as some of the people fall[3] at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, 'There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.'

Cross References

1 Samuel 24:3

And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul went in to relieve himself.[2] Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

1 Samuel 22:1

David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there to him.

Joshua 8:6

And they will come out after us, until we have drawn them away from the city. For they will say, 'They are fleeing from us, just as before.' So we will flee before them.

Joshua 7:5

and the men of Ai killed about thirty-six of their men and chased them before the gate as far as Shebarim and struck them at the descent. And the hearts of the people melted and became as water.

2 Samuel 17:8

Hushai said, "You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,[2] like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.

2 Samuel 17:10

Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men.

Jeremiah 41:9

Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men whom he had struck down along with[1] Gedaliah was the large cistern that King Asa had made for defense against Baasha king of Israel; Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.

1 Samuel 23:22

Go, make yet more sure. Know and see the place where his foot is, and who has seen him there, for it is told me that he is very cunning.