Cross references
2 Samuel 17:8
He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
2 Samuel 17:8 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 2 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hosea 13:8 (6 votes) and 1 Samuel 16:18 (4 votes). 19 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Judges 18 to Hebrews 11.
Which verses does 2 Samuel 17:8 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Hosea 13:86 votes
Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.
- 1 Samuel 16:184 votes
One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
- Proverbs 17:123 votes
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- Daniel 7:53 votes
Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’
- Hebrews 11:32–343 votes
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, …
- Judges 18:252 votes
The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
- 1 Samuel 17:34–362 votes
David replied, “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock, I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it. …
- 1 Samuel 17:502 votes
Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
- 1 Samuel 23:232 votes
Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the clans of Judah.”
- 2 Samuel 15:182 votes
and all his servants marched past him—all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath.
- 2 Samuel 21:18–222 votes
- 2 Samuel 23:8–92 votes
- 2 Samuel 23:162 votes
- 2 Samuel 23:182 votes
- 2 Samuel 23:20–222 votes
- 2 Kings 2:242 votes
- 1 Chronicles 11:25–472 votes
- Proverbs 28:152 votes
Which verses point to 2 Samuel 17:8?
The 10 strongest of 19.