Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
2 Samuel 13:3 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah; and Jonadab was a very crafty man. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very crafty man. American Standard Version (1901) But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man. Common English Bible But Amnon had a very clever friend named Jonadab, who was David's brother Shimeah’s son. Catholic Public Domain Version Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, the brother of David: a very prudent man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now Amnon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man. |
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
It happened at that time that Judah went down from his brothers and settled near a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.
When Judah sent the kid by his friend the Adullamite, to recover the pledge from the woman, he could not find her.
Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.
But Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah, said, “Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; Amnon alone is dead. This has been determined by Absalom from the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar.
He said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so haggard morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”
Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner; put on mourning garments, do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.
When he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of David's brother Shimei, killed him.
Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, being a man of understanding and a scribe; Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended the king's sons.
nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home. Then he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Let a gallows fifty cubits high be made, and in the morning tell the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go with the king to the banquet in good spirits.” This advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made.
When Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him, his advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is of the Jewish people, you will not prevail against him, but will surely fall before him.”
Many seek the favor of the generous, and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.
“For my people are foolish, they do not know me; they are stupid children, they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but do not know how to do good.”
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.
And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.
Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”