2 Samuel 18:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

Deal gently

Luke 23:34

All the people

2 Samuel 18:12

General references

2 Samuel 19:1

Bible References

Deal gently

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, "Behold, my son which came out of mine own bowels seeketh my life. How much more may this son of Benjamin do it? Suffer him therefore to curse, for the LORD hath bidden him.

Then Ahithophel said unto Absalom, "Let me choose out, I pray thee, twelve thousand men. And I will up and follow after David by night.

If any man have a son that is stubborn, and disobedient, that he will not hearken unto the voice of his father and voice of his mother, and they have taught him nurture, but he would not hearken unto them:

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children, even so is the LORD merciful unto them that fear him.

Then said Jesus, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

All the people

And the man answered Joab, "Though I had a thousand sicles of silver told in my hand yet would I not stretch out mine hand against the king's son. For we heard with our ears when the king charged thee, Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Spare me the lad Absalom.'

General references

And it was told Joab, how that the king wept and mourned for Absalom.