2Sa 18:5 Cross References
2 Samuel 18:5
5: And the king gave this command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: "For my sake, deal gently with young Absalom." And all the troops heard the king give this order to his commanders.
2 Samuel 17:1
- Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men to start out after David tonight.
- I will catch up to him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king,
- and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride returns to her husband. After all, it is only this man's life that you seek. Then all the people will remain unharmed and peaceful."
- This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the other leaders of Israel.
2 Samuel 16:11
- 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.
Luke 23:34
- Jesus said, "Father, forgive these people, because they don't know what they are doing." And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.
2 Samuel 18:12
- "I wouldn't do it for a thousand pieces of silver, "the man replied. "We all heard the king say to you and Abishai and Ittai, `For my sake, please don't harm young Absalom.'
2 Samuel 17:14
- Then Absalom and all the leaders of Israel said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." For the LORD had arranged to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster upon Absalom!
Psalms 103:13
- The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
Deuteronomy 21:18
- "Suppose a man has a stubborn, rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him.
- In such cases, the father and mother must take the son before the leaders of the town.
- They must declare: `This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious and refuses to obey. He is a worthless drunkard.'
- Then all the men of the town must stone him to death. In this way, you will cleanse this evil from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.