2 Samuel 19:19

David Pardons His Enemies

¹⁸ And passed over hath the ferry-boat to carry over the household of the king, and to do that which is good in his eyes, and Shimei son of Gera hath fallen before the king in his passing over into Jordan, ¹⁹ and saith unto the king, 'Let not my lord impute to me iniquity; neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely in the day that my lord the king went out from Jerusalem, -- for the king to set it unto his heart; ²⁰ for thy servant hath known that I have sinned; and lo, I have come to-day, first of all the house of Joseph, to go down to meet my lord the king.'

My Lord the King

Take It to Heart

Gera

Jerusalem

Jordan

Shimei

Sin

1 Samuel 22:15

To-day have I begun to ask for him at God? far be it from me! let not the king lay anything against his servant, against any of the house of my father, for thy servant hath known nothing of all this, less or more.'

Exodus 10:16-17

And Pharaoh hasteth to call for Moses and for Aaron, and saith, 'I have sinned against Jehovah your God, and against you,

1 Samuel 25:25

Let not, I pray thee, my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name is so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; and I, thine handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom thou didst send;

1 Samuel 26:21

And Saul saith, 'I have sinned; turn back, my son David, for I do evil to thee no more, because that my soul hath been precious in thine eyes this day; lo, I have acted foolishly, and do err very greatly.'

2 Samuel 13:20

and Absalom her brother saith unto her, 'Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he is thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;' and Tamar dwelleth -- but desolate -- in the house of Absalom her brother.

2 Samuel 13:33

and now, let not my lord the king lay unto his heart the word, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone is dead.'

2 Samuel 16:5-14

And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name is Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;

Psalm 32:2

O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psalm 79:8

Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

Isaiah 43:25

I -- I am He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.

Jeremiah 31:34

And they do not teach any more Each his neighbour, and each his brother, Saying, Know ye Jehovah, For they all know Me, from their least unto their greatest, An affirmation of Jehovah; For I pardon their iniquity, And of their sin I make mention no more.

Matthew 27:4

I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

Romans 4:6-8

even as David also doth speak of the happiness of the man to whom God doth reckon righteousness apart from works:

2 Corinthians 5:19

how that God was in Christ -- a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,