1Chr 2:16 Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:16

16: Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

1 Samuel 26:6

  1. "Will anyone volunteer to go in there with me?" David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother. "I'll go with you," Abishai replied.

2 Samuel 16:9

  1. "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king?" Abishai son of Zeruiah demanded. "Let me go over and cut off his head!"
  2. "No!" the king said. "What am I going to do with you sons of Zeruiah! If the LORD has told him to curse me, who am I to stop him?"
  3. Then David said to Abishai and the other officers, "My own son is trying to kill me. Shouldn't this relative of Saul have even more reason to do so? Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do it.

2 Samuel 19:22

  1. "What am I going to do with you sons of Zeruiah!" David exclaimed. "This is not a day for execution but for celebration! I am once again the king of Israel!"

2 Samuel 2:18

  1. Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, the three sons of Zeruiah, were among David's forces that day. Asahel could run like a deer,
  2. and he began chasing Abner. He was relentless and single-minded in his pursuit.
  3. When Abner looked back and saw him coming, he called out, "Is that you, Asahel?Yes, it is," he replied.
  4. "Go fight someone else!" Abner warned. "Take on one of the younger men and strip him of his weapons." But Asahel refused and kept right on chasing Abner.
  5. Again Abner shouted to him, "Get away from here! I will never be able to face your brother Joab if I have to kill you!"

2 Samuel 3:39

  1. And even though I am the anointed king, these two sons of Zeruiah--Joab and Abishai--are too strong for me to control. So may the LORD repay these wicked men for their wicked deeds."
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