2 Samuel 16:5

Which verses does 2 Samuel 16:5 point to?

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1. 2 Samuel 3:166 votes

   Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

2. Exodus 22:284 votes

   You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

3. 1 Samuel 17:434 votes

   “Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

4. 1 Kings 2:8–94 votes

   Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’ Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”

5. 2 Samuel 17:183 votes

   But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

6. 1 Kings 2:36–463 votes

   Then the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Build a house for yourself in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else. On the day you go out and cross the Kidron Valley, know for sure that you will die; your blood will be on your own head.” …

7. 2 Samuel 19:16–232 votes

   Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David, along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king …

8. Psalm 69:262 votes

   For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.

9. Psalm 109:16–192 votes

   For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death. The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. …

10. Psalm 109:282 votes

    Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.

11. Proverbs 26:22 votes
12. Ecclesiastes 10:202 votes
13. Isaiah 8:212 votes
14. Matthew 5:11–122 votes

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

15. 2 Samuel 16:141 vote

    Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 16:5?

The 10 strongest of 22.

• Proverbs 24:17 10
• 1 Kings 2:8 6
• 1 Kings 2:44 6
• 2 Samuel 3:16 5
• Esther 2:5 5
• Proverbs 19:19 5
• 2 Samuel 17:18 4
• 2 Samuel 19:16 4
• 2 Samuel 19:20 3
• 1 Kings 2:36 3