2 Samuel 11:16

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Summary

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

He assigned

General references

Deuteronomy 27:24

Bible References

He assigned

Who killed Jerubbesheth's son Abimelech? Didn't a woman kill him by throwing an upper millstone on him from the wall at Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?' then tell him, "Your servant Uriah the Hittite also died.'"

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab brought him aside within the gateway to talk to him alone and then stabbed him in the abdomen. So he died for shedding the blood of Joab's brother Asahel.

Joab asked Amasa, "Is everything going well with you, my brother?" As Joab took Amasa by his beard to greet him,

The king told the guards, who were standing beside him, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD because they supported David, and because they knew he was fleeing, but didn't inform me." But the officials of the king did not want to lift their hands to attack the priests of the LORD.

"Furthermore, you're aware of what Zeruiah's son Joab did to me and to those two commanders of the armies of Israel, Ner's son Abner and Jether's son Amasa, whom he killed, and how he shed the blood of wartime during times of peace, staining the very belt he wears around his waist and the sandals he wears on his feet.

They proclaimed a public fast and seated Naboth in the front row.

But Jehu wrote them another letter: "If you're loyal to me, and if you intend to obey my commands, then bring the heads of your master's sons and meet me in Jezreel about this time tomorrow."

When a ruler is listening to lies, all of his officials tend to become wicked.

Ephraim is crushed, broken by judgment, because he willingly pursued idols.

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

General references

""Cursed is one who strikes his neighbor secretly.' "Then all the people are to respond by saying, "Amen!'