Cross references

2 Samuel 18:5

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 18:5 BSB

2 Samuel 18:5 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Deuteronomy 21:18–21 (3 votes) and 2 Samuel 16:11 (2 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Deuteronomy 21 to Philemon 1.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 18:5 point to?

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  1. If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown, …

  2. Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

  3. Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 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 …

  4. Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

  5. 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.’

  6. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

  7. Luke 23:342 votes

    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 18:5?

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