Bible Cross References
Deal gently
2 Samuel 16:11
And David said to Abishai and to all his officials, "My own son is trying to kill me; so why should you be surprised at this Benjaminite? The LORD told him to curse; so leave him alone and let him do it.
2 Samuel 17:1-4
1
Not long after that, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and tonight I will set out after David.
2
I will attack him while he is tired and discouraged. He will be frightened, and all his men will run away. I will kill only the king
3
and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man; the rest of the people will be safe."
4
This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.
2 Samuel 17:14-4
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
18
"Suppose someone has a son who is stubborn and rebellious, a son who will not obey his parents, even though they punish him.
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His parents are to take him before the leaders of the town where he lives and make him stand trial.
20
They are to say to them, 'Our son is stubborn and rebellious and refuses to obey us; he wastes money and is a drunkard.'
21
Then the men of the city are to stone him to death, and so you will get rid of this evil. Everyone in Israel will hear what has happened and be afraid.
Psalm 103:13
As a father is kind to his children, so the LORD is kind to those who honor him.
Luke 23:34
Jesus said, "Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing." They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.