2Sa 14:9 Cross References

2 Samuel 14:9

9: "Oh, thank you, my lord," she replied. "And I'll take the responsibility if you are criticized for helping me like this."

She fell at his feet and said, "I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.

May Joab and his descendants be forever guilty of these murders, and may the LORD grant peace to David and his descendants and to his throne forever."

And all the people yelled back, "We will take responsibility for his death--we and our children!"

"Suppose someone is found murdered in a field in the land the LORD your God is giving you, and you don't know who committed the murder.
In such cases, your leaders and judges must determine which town is nearest the body.
Then the leaders of that town must select a young cow that has never been trained or yoked to a plow.
They must lead it to a valley that is neither plowed nor planted with a stream running through it. There they must break the cow's neck.
The Levitical priests must go there also, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister before him and to pronounce blessings in the LORD's name. And they are to decide all lawsuits and punishments.

When David heard about it, he declared, "I vow by the LORD that I and my people are innocent of this crime against Abner.
Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May his family in every generation be cursed with a man who has open sores or leprosy or who walks on crutches or who dies by the sword or who begs for food!"

"Let the curse fall on me, dear son," said Rebekah. "Just do what I tell you. Go out and get the goats."

This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no atonement can be made for murder except by the execution of the murderer.

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