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2 Samuel 18:3

But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”

2 Samuel 18:3 BSB
  1. a Two Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts care; for now there are ten thousand like us

2 Samuel 18:3 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 21:17 (5 votes) and Exodus 17:10–12 (2 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Exodus 17 to Romans 5.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 18:3 point to?

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  1. 2 Samuel 21:175 votes

    But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”

  2. Exodus 17:10–122 votes

    Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. …

  3. 2 Samuel 10:112 votes

    “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue.

  4. 2 Samuel 17:22 votes

    I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king

  5. 1 Kings 22:312 votes

    Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

  6. Lamentations 4:202 votes

    The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

  7. Zechariah 13:72 votes

    Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 18:3?

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