2 Samuel 16:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

Go in

Genesis 6:4

Genesis 38:16

Unto thy

Thy father

Genesis 49:3

Then shall

1 Samuel 27:12

The hands

2 Samuel 2:7

Zechariah 8:13

General references

Leviticus 18:8

Bible References

Go in

There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name.

And turning to her by the roadside, he said to her, Let me come in to you; for he had no idea that she was his daughter-in-law. And she said, What will you give me as my price?

Unto thy

The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.

So the king went out, taking with him all the people of his house, but for ten of his women, who were to take care of the house.

And David came to his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women to whom he had given the care of the house, and had them shut up, and gave them the necessaries of life, but did not go near them. So they were shut up till the day of their death, living as widows.

Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.

And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.

Then he said, Will you go to Solomon the king (for he will not say, No, to you) and put before him my request that he will give me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife?

It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.

Thy father

Reuben, you are my oldest son, the first-fruit of my strength, first in pride and first in power:

Then shall

And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever.

The hands

Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.

And it will come about that, as you were a curse among the nations, O children of Judah and children of Israel, so I will give you salvation and you will be a blessing: have no fear and let your hands be strong.

General references

And you may not have sex relations with your father's wife: she is your father's.