Bible Cross References
Ammonites
Jeremiah 25:21
Jeremiah 41:10
Then he made prisoners of the king's daughters and all the rest of the people in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the commanding officer had placed under the care of Gedaliah. Ishmael took them prisoner and started off in the direction of the territory of Ammon.
Jeremiah 49:1-6
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This is what the LORD said about Ammon: "Where are the men of Israel? Is there no one to defend their land? Why have they let the people who worship Molech take the territory of the tribe of Gad and settle there?
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But the time is coming when I will make the people of the capital city of Rabbah hear the noise of battle, and it will be left in ruins and its villages burned to the ground. Then Israel will take its land back from those who took it from them.
3
People of Heshbon, cry out! Ai is destroyed! Women of Rabbah, go into mourning! Put on sackcloth and mourn. Run about in confusion. Your god Molech will be taken into exile, together with his priests and princes.
4
Why do you unfaithful people boast? Your strength is failing. Why do you trust in your power and say that no one would dare attack you?
5
I will bring terror on you from every side. You will all run away. Each one will run for his life, and there will be no one to bring your troops together again.
6
"But later on I will make Ammon prosperous again. I, the LORD, have spoken."
1 Samuel 11:1-3
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About a month later King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the town of Jabesh in the territory of Gilead and besieged it. The men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will accept you as our ruler."
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Nahash answered, "I will make a treaty with you on one condition: I will put out everyone's right eye and so bring disgrace on all Israel."
3
The leaders of Jabesh said, "Give us seven days to send messengers throughout the land of Israel. If no one will help us, then we will surrender to you."
2 Samuel 10:1-6
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Some time later King Nahash of Ammon died, and his son Hanun became king.
2
King David said, "I must show loyal friendship to Hanun, as his father Nahash did to me." So David sent messengers to express his sympathy. When they arrived in Ammon,
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the Ammonite leaders said to the king, "Do you think that it is in your father's honor that David has sent these men to express sympathy to you? Of course not! He has sent them here as spies to explore the city, so that he can conquer us!"
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Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off one side of their beards, cut off their clothes at the hips, and sent them away.
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They were too ashamed to return home. When David heard about what had happened, he sent word for them to stay in Jericho and not return until their beards had grown again.
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The Ammonites realized that they had made David their enemy, so they hired twenty thousand Syrian soldiers from Bethrehob and Zobah, twelve thousand men from Tob, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men.
Ezekiel 25:2-6
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"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Ammon.
3
Tell them to listen to what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: You were delighted to see my Temple profaned, to see the land of Israel devastated, to see the people of Judah go into exile.
4
Because you were glad, I will let the tribes from the eastern desert conquer you. They will set up their camps in your country and settle there. They will eat the fruit and drink the milk that should have been yours.
5
I will turn the city of Rabbah into a place to keep camels, and the whole country of Ammon will become a place to keep sheep, so that you will know I am the LORD.
6
"This is what the Sovereign LORD is saying: You clapped your hands and jumped for joy. You despised the land of Israel.
Amos 1:13-15
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The LORD says, "The people of Ammon have sinned again and again, and for this I will certainly punish them. In their wars for more territory they even ripped open pregnant women in Gilead.
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So I will send fire upon the city walls of Rabbah and burn down its fortresses. Then there will be shouts on the day of battle, and the fighting will rage like a storm.
15
Their king and his officers will go into exile."
Ishmael
Jeremiah 40:8
So Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai from Netophah, and Jezaniah from Maacah went with their men to Gedaliah at Mizpah.
Jeremiah 41:2
Ishmael and the ten men with him pulled out their swords and killed Gedaliah.
Jeremiah 41:10
Then he made prisoners of the king's daughters and all the rest of the people in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the commanding officer had placed under the care of Gedaliah. Ishmael took them prisoner and started off in the direction of the territory of Ammon.
Proverbs 26:23-26
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Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
24
A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words.
25
They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate.
26
He may disguise his hatred, but everyone will see the evil things he does.
Isaiah 26:10
Even though you are kind to the wicked, they never learn to do what is right. Even here in a land of righteous people they still do wrong; they refuse to recognize your greatness.
Micah 7:5
Don't believe your neighbor or trust your friend. Be careful what you say even to your husband or wife.
believed
1 Corinthians 13:5-7
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love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs;
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love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth.
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Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.