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1 Kings 2:5

Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

1 Kings 2:5 BSB
  1. a Jether is a variant of Ithra; also in verse 32; see 2 Samuel 17:25.
  2. b Hebrew; LXX He stained with innocent blood the belt around my waist and the sandals on my feet.

1 Kings 2:5 has 15 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 3:27 (8 votes) and 2 Samuel 20:10 (6 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Genesis 9 to Matthew 5.

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Which verses does 1 Kings 2:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 2 Samuel 3:278 votes

    When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

  2. 2 Samuel 20:106 votes

    Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

  3. 2 Samuel 18:54 votes

    Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.

  4. 2 Samuel 18:124 votes

    The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’

  5. 2 Samuel 3:393 votes

    And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

  6. 2 Samuel 18:143 votes

    But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

  7. 2 Samuel 2:182 votes

    The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle,

  8. 2 Samuel 17:252 votes

    Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

  9. 2 Samuel 19:5–72 votes

    Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines. You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you! …

  10. 1 Kings 1:72 votes

    So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.

  11. 1 Kings 1:18–192 votes
  12. 1 Kings 2:322 votes

    The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

  13. Jeremiah 2:342 votes
  14. Jeremiah 6:152 votes
  15. Ezekiel 24:7–82 votes

Which verses point to 1 Kings 2:5?

The 10 strongest of 17.