Cross references
2 Samuel 18:20
But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
2 Samuel 18:20 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 17:16–21 (2 votes) and 2 Samuel 18:5 (2 votes). 4 other verses point back to it. It links with 1 other book, from 2 Samuel 15 to Jeremiah 51.
Which verses does 2 Samuel 18:20 point to?
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- 2 Samuel 17:16–212 votes
Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’” Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city. …
- 2 Samuel 18:52 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.
- 2 Samuel 18:272 votes
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
- 2 Samuel 18:292 votes
The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
- 2 Samuel 18:332 votes
The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Which verses point to 2 Samuel 18:20?
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