2 Samuel 13:3

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“Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,”

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“Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
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“But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And Amnon hath a friend, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab <FI>is<Fi> a very wise man,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 13:3 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
  2. Genesis 38:1About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
  3. Genesis 38:20Now when Judah sent his friend Hirah the Adullamite with the young goat to collect the items he had left with the woman, he could not find her.
  4. Judges 14:20and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
  5. 1 Samuel 16:9Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”
  6. 2 Samuel 13:32But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
  7. 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
  8. 2 Samuel 14:19So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.
  9. 2 Samuel 21:21and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
  11. 1 Chronicles 27:32David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
  12. Esther 5:10Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,
  13. Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
  14. Esther 6:13Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”
  15. Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
  16. Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
  17. 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
  18. James 3:15Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

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