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2 Samuel 18 14-2 Samuel 18 15
Joab said,“ I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him. (niv)
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Amos 7:9
“ The high places of Isaac will be destroyed and the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined; with my sword I will rise against the house of Jeroboam.” (niv)
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2 Samuel 18 33
The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said:“ O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you— O Absalom, my son, my son!” (niv)
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Romans 2:4
Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? (niv)
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Proverbs 6:32-33
But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away. (niv)
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Matthew 26:52
“ Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him,“ for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (niv)
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1 Kings 2 23-1 Kings 2 25
Then King Solomon swore by the Lord:“ May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request!And now, as surely as the Lord lives— he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised— Adonijah shall be put to death today!”So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died. (niv)
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Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him,“ You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.” (niv)
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Numbers 11:20
but for a whole month— until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it— because you have rejected the Lord, who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying,“ Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’” (niv)
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Matthew 6:24
“ No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (niv)
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1 Thessalonians 4 8
Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. (niv)
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2 Samuel 13 28-2 Samuel 13 29
Absalom ordered his men,“ Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you,‘ Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.”So Absalom’s men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules and fled. (niv)
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Malachi 1:6-7
“ A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the Lord Almighty.“ It is you priests who show contempt for my name.“ But you ask,‘ How have we shown contempt for your name?’“ By offering defiled food on my altar.“ But you ask,‘ How have we defiled you?’“ By saying that the Lord’s table is contemptible. (niv)
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1 Samuel 2 30
“ Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares:‘ I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares:‘ Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. (niv)