Judges 17:2

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Summary

And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.

Cursedst

I took it

Proverbs 28:24

General references

1 Samuel 23:21

Bible References

Cursedst

Call judgment down on Meroz,' says the Lord's angelic messenger; 'Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there, because they did not come to help in the Lord's battle, to help in the Lord's battle against the warriors.'

Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Now the men of Israel were hard pressed that day, for Saul had made the army agree to this oath: "Cursed be the man who eats food before evening! I will get my vengeance on my enemies!" So no one in the army ate anything.

So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord's inheritance, saying, 'Go on, serve other gods!'

So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, "You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord's work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!

At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, "I do not know the man!" At that moment a rooster crowed.

For I could wish that I myself were accursed -- cut off from Christ -- for the sake of my people, my fellow countrymen,

Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come!

I took it

The one who robs his father and mother and says, "There is no transgression," is a companion to the one who destroys.

General references

Saul replied, "May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.