Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
Avenge
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Bible References
A widow
Deuteronomy 27:19
"'Cursed be he that hindereth the right of the stranger, fatherless and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
2 Samuel 14:5
And the king said unto her, "What aileth thee?" And she answered, "I am a widow, and mine husband is dead.
Job 22:9
Thou hast sent widows away empty and oppressed the poor fatherless.
Job 29:13
He that should have been lost, gave me a good word, and the widow's heart praised me.
Isaiah 1:17
Study to do righteously, and help the oppressed. Avenge the fatherless and defend the cause of widows. Come, let us show each his grief to other and make an atonement, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 5:28
hereof are they fat and wealthy, and are run away from me with shameful blasphemies. They minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, they judge not the poor according to equity.
Avenge
Luke 18:7
And shall not God avenge his elect, which cry night and day unto him? Yea though he defer them:
Romans 13:3
For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.
General references
2 Kings 8:3
And at the seven years' end, when the woman was come again out of the land of the Philistines she went out to speak to the king for her house and for her land.