Bible Cross References
Absalom
2 Samuel 13:1
And it happened after this that Absalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name [was] Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
2 Samuel 13:20-28
20
And Absalom her brother said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? Now then, my sister, be silent, for he is your brother: be not careful to mention this matter. So Tamar dwelt as a widow in the house of her brother Absalom.
21
And King David heard of all these things, and was very angry; but he did not grieve the spirit of his son Amnon, because he loved him, for he was his firstborn.
22
And Absalom spoke not to Amnon, [neither] good or bad, because Absalom hated Amnon, on account of his humbling of his sister Tamar.
23
And it came to pass at the end of two whole years, that they were shearing [sheep] for Absalom in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim. And Absalom invited all the king's sons.
24
And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, your servant has a sheep-shearing; let now the king and his servants go with your servant.
25
And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, and let us not be burdensome to you. And he pressed him; but he would not go, but blessed him.
26
And Absalom said to him, And if not, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?
27
And Absalom pressed him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the king's sons; and Absalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king.
28
And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Take notice when the heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine, and I shall say to you, Smite Amnon, and kill him: fear not; for is it not I that command you? Be courageous, and be valiant.
2 Samuel 13:38-28
2 Samuel 18:14
And Joab said, I will begin this; I will not thus remain with you. And Joab took three spears in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the heart of the oak.
2 Samuel 18:18
Now Absalom, while he was yet alive, had taken and set up for himself the pillar near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have the pillar in the king's valley; for he said he had no son to keep his name in remembrance: and he called the pillar, Absalom's Hand, until this day.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And thus he said as he went, My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I [pray] God I had died for you, [even] I [had died] for you, Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel 19:4-10
4
And the king hid his face. And the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom my son!
5
And Joab went in to the king, into the house, and said, You have this day shamed the faces of all your servants that have delivered you this day, and [have saved] the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and of your concubines,
6
forasmuch as you love them that hate you, and hate them that love you; and you have this day declared, that your princes and your servants are nothing [in your sight]; for I know this day, that if Absalom were alive, [and] all of us were dead today, then it would have been right in your sight.
7
And now arise and go forth, and speak comfortably to your servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless you will go forth this day, there shall not a man remain with you this night. And know for yourself, this thing [will] indeed [be] evil to you beyond all the evil that has come upon you from your youth until now.
8
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate (for Israel had fled every man to his tent).
9
And all the people disputed among all the tribes of Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines; and now he has fled from the land, and from his kingdom, and from Absalom.
10
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. And now, why are you silent about bringing back the king? And the word of all Israel came to the king.
Geshur
1 Chronicles 2:23
And he took Geshur and Aram, the towns of Jair from them; [with] Kenath and its towns, sixty cities. All these [belonged to] the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Joshua 13:13
But the children of Israel destroyed not the Geshurite and the Maachathite and the Canaanite; and the king of the Geshurite and the Maachathite dwelt among the children of Israel to this day.
2 Samuel 14:23
And Joab arose, and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 14:32
And Absalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, and I will send you to the king, saying, Why did I come out of Geshur? It would have been better for me to have remained there. And now, behold, I have not seen the face of the king; but if there is iniquity in me, then put me to death.
2 Samuel 15:8
For your servant vowed a vow when I dwelt at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.
Adonijah
2 Samuel 3:4
And the fourth [was] Adonijah, the son of Haggith, and the fifth [was] Shephatiah, the son of Abital.
1 Kings 1:5
And Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kings 2:24
And now [as] the Lord lives who has established me, and set me on the throne of my father David, and He has made me a house, as the Lord spoke, this day shall Adonijah be put to death.
1 Kings 2:25
So King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he killed him, and Adonijah died in that day.