2 Samuel 21:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

Succoured

2 Samuel 22:19

Psalm 46:1

Psalm 144:10

Thou shalt

2 Samuel 18:3

Quench

Bible References

Succoured

They confronted me when I was in trouble, but the LORD remained my support!

God is our refuge and strength, a great help in times of distress.

to you who gives victory to kings, rescuing his servant David from cruel swords.

Thou shalt

"No way!" his army responded. "If we have to retreat from the battle, Absalom's men won't care about us. Even if half of us die, they won't care about us. But you are worth 10,000 of us. The best thing you can do for us is to remain in the city."

Quench

Now please pay attention closely! My whole family is attacking your humble servant! They're saying, "Turn over the one who attacked his brother and we'll put him to death in retribution for his brother, whose life he took. That way, we'll kill the heir also!' They're going to extinguish the only light left in my family, leaving my late husband neither an ongoing name nor a survivor on the face of the earth!"

I'll give one tribe to his son, so my servant David will always have a light shining in my presence in Jerusalem, the city that I chose for myself and where I have placed my name.

Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God maintained a lamp for David in Jerusalem by raising up his son after him so that Jerusalem would be established,

There I will create a power base for David I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.

John was not the light, but he came to testify about the light.

That man John was a lamp that burns and brightly shines, and for a while you were willing to rejoice in his light.