2Sa 16:12 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12

12: And perhaps the LORD will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses."

(But the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam. He turned the intended curse into a blessing because the LORD your God loves you.)

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness.

God heard their cries and remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
He looked down on the Israelites and felt deep concern for their welfare.

And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels,

For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever!

"God blesses you when you are mocked and persecuted and lied about because you are my followers.
Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted, too.

Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
Instead, be very glad--because these trials will make you partners with Christ in his suffering, and afterward you will have the wonderful joy of sharing his glory when it is displayed to all the world.
Be happy if you are insulted for being a Christian, for then the glorious Spirit of God will come upon you.
If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder, stealing, making trouble, or prying into other people's affairs.
But it is no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Praise God for the privilege of being called by his wonderful name!

And she made this vow: "O LORD Almighty, if you will look down upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the LORD, his hair will never be cut."

So Leah became pregnant and had a son. She named him Reuben, for she said, "The LORD has noticed my misery, and now my husband will love me."
She soon became pregnant again and had another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, "The LORD heard that I was unloved and has given me another son."

Has the LORD punished Israel in the same way he has punished her enemies? No, for he devastated her enemies,

Then the LORD told him, "You can be sure I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries for deliverance from their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.
So I have come to rescue them from the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own good and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey--the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.

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