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1 Kings 2:32
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1 Kings 2:32
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32 The Lord will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than he: Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.(A)
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1 Kings 2:32
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1 Kings 2:32
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32 The Lord will repay(A) him for the blood he shed,(B) because without my father David knowing it he attacked two men and killed them with the sword. Both of them—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa(C) son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army—were better(D) men and more upright than he.
Judges 9:24
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Judges 9:24
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24 This happened so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be avenged[a] and their blood be laid on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the lords of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.(A)
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- 9.24 Heb might come
Judges 9:24
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Judges 9:24
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24 God did this in order that the crime against Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons,(A) the shedding(B) of their blood, might be avenged(C) on their brother Abimelek and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him(D) murder his brothers.
Psalm 7:16
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Psalm 7:16
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16 Their mischief returns upon their own heads,
and on their own heads their violence descends.(A)
Psalm 7:16
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Psalm 7:16
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16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
their violence comes down on their own heads.
2 Chronicles 21:13
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2 Chronicles 21:13
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13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, as the house of Ahab led Israel into unfaithfulness, and because you also have killed your brothers, members of your father’s house, who were better than you,(A)
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2 Chronicles 21:13
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2 Chronicles 21:13
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Judges 9:57
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Judges 9:57
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57 and God also made all the wickedness of the people of Shechem fall back on their heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.(A)
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Judges 9:57
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Judges 9:57
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57 God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness.(A) The curse of Jotham(B) son of Jerub-Baal came on them.
1 Kings 2:5
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1 Kings 2:5
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5 “Moreover, you know also what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, whom he murdered, retaliating in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war and putting innocent blood[a] on the belt around my[b] waist and on the sandals on my[c] feet.(A)
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1 Kings 2:5
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1 Kings 2:5
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5 “Now you yourself know what Joab(A) son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to the two commanders of Israel’s armies, Abner(B) son of Ner and Amasa(C) son of Jether. He killed them, shedding their blood in peacetime as if in battle, and with that blood he stained the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
2 Samuel 20:9-10
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2 Samuel 20:9-10
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9 Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.(A) 10 But Amasa did not notice the sword in Joab’s hand; Joab struck him in the belly so that his entrails poured out on the ground, and he died. He did not strike a second blow.
Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.(B)
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2 Samuel 20:9-10
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2 Samuel 20:9-10
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9 Joab said to Amasa, “How are you, my brother?” Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was not on his guard against the dagger(A) in Joab’s(B) hand, and Joab plunged it into his belly, and his intestines spilled out on the ground. Without being stabbed again, Amasa died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bikri.
2 Samuel 3:26-27
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2 Samuel 3:26-27
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26 When Joab came out from David’s presence, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah, but David did not know about it. 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gateway to speak with him privately, and there he stabbed him in the stomach. So he died on account of the blood of Asahel, Joab’s[a] brother.(A)
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- 3.27 Heb his
2 Samuel 3:26-27
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2 Samuel 3:26-27
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26 Joab then left David and sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern at Sirah. But David did not know it. 27 Now when Abner(A) returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into an inner chamber, as if to speak with him privately. And there, to avenge the blood of his brother Asahel, Joab stabbed him(B) in the stomach, and he died.(C)
Esther 1:19
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Esther 1:19
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19 If it pleases the king, let a royal order go out from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes so that it may not be altered, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal position to another who is better than she.(A)
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Esther 1:19
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Esther 1:19
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19 “Therefore, if it pleases the king,(A) let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed,(B) that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.
1 Kings 2:44
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1 Kings 2:44
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44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart all the evil that you did to my father David, so the Lord will bring back your evil on your own head.(A)
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1 Kings 2:44
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1 Kings 2:44
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44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your heart all the wrong(A) you did to my father David. Now the Lord will repay you for your wrongdoing.
2 Samuel 17:25
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2 Samuel 17:25
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25 Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army in the place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite,[a] who had married Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.(A)
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- 17.25 Gk mss: Heb Israelite
2 Samuel 17:25
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2 Samuel 17:25
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25 Absalom had appointed Amasa(A) over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,[a](B) an Ishmaelite[b] who had married Abigail,[c] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
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- 2 Samuel 17:25 Hebrew Ithra, a variant of Jether
- 2 Samuel 17:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 2:17); Hebrew and other Septuagint manuscripts Israelite
- 2 Samuel 17:25 Hebrew Abigal, a variant of Abigail
2 Samuel 4:11
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2 Samuel 4:11
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11 How much more, then, when wicked men have killed a righteous man on his bed in his own house! And now shall I not require his blood at your hand and destroy you from the earth?”(A)
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2 Samuel 4:11
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2 Samuel 4:11
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11 How much more—when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed—should I not now demand his blood(A) from your hand and rid the earth of you!”
2 Samuel 3:37
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2 Samuel 3:37
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37 So all the people and all Israel understood that day that the king had no part in the killing of Abner son of Ner.
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2 Samuel 3:37
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2 Samuel 3:37
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37 So on that day all the people there and all Israel knew that the king had no part(A) in the murder of Abner son of Ner.
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