Cross references

2 Samuel 3:39

And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”

2 Samuel 3:39 BSB

2 Samuel 3:39 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 28:4 (6 votes) and 1 Kings 2:33–34 (5 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Exodus 21 to 2 Timothy 4.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 3:39 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 28:46 votes

    Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.

  2. Their blood will come back upon the heads of Joab and his descendants forever; but for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, there shall be peace from the LORD forever.” So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.

  3. Every morning I will remove all the wicked of the land, that I may cut off every evildoer from the city of the LORD.

  4. Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

  5. and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

  6. Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  7. Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

  8. Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines. You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you! …

  9. And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

  10. Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment. And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

  11. Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.

  12. Psalm 7:162 votes
  13. Isaiah 7:42 votes

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 3:39?

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