Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

Bible References

The sword

2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom commanded his servants, “Notice carefully, when Amnon’s heart is joyous with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; have I not commanded you myself [and in doing so have I not taken full responsibility for his death]? Be courageous and brave.”
2 Samuel 18:14
Joab said, “I will not waste time with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive [and caught] in the midst of the tree.
1 Kings 2:23
Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, “May God do the same to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not requested this [deplorable] thing against his own life.
Amos 7:9

“And the [idolatrous] high places of Isaac (Israel) will be devastated and deserted,
And the sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins.
Then I shall rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword [and destroy the monarchy].”
Matthew 26:52
Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place; for all those who habitually draw the sword will die by the sword.

Hast taken

Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man’s wife.”
Proverbs 6:32

But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles];
He who would destroy his soul does it.

General references

Exodus 20:13
“You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide).
Exodus 32:35
So the Lord struck the people with a plague, because of what they had done with the calf which Aaron had made [for them].
Deuteronomy 27:24
‘Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Proverbs 7:26

For she has cast down many [mortally] wounded;
Indeed, all who were killed by her were strong.
Proverbs 11:31

If the righteous will be rewarded on the earth [with godly blessings],
How much more [will] the wicked and the sinner [be repaid with punishment]!
Jeremiah 34:6
Then Jeremiah the prophet spoke all these words to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem