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2 Samuel 13:21–22

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¶ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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From verse 21

  1. Genesis 34:7Rank 1 from verse 21
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    7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

  2. 1 Samuel 2:22–25Rank 2 from verse 21
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    22¶ Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

    23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

    24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.

    25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:29Rank 3 from verse 21
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    29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

  4. 2 Samuel 12:10Rank 4 from verse 21
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    10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

  5. 2 Samuel 12:5Rank 5 from verse 21
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    5And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

  6. 2 Samuel 3:28–29Rank 6 from verse 21
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    28¶ And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:

    29Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father’s house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

  7. Psalms 101:8Rank 7 from verse 21
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    8I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.

From verse 22

  1. Genesis 31:24Rank 1 from verse 22
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    24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  2. Leviticus 19:17–18Rank 2 from verse 22
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    17¶ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

    18¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

  3. 1 John 2:11Rank 3 from verse 22
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    11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  4. 1 John 3:15Rank 4 from verse 22
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    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  5. Genesis 24:50Rank 5 from verse 22
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    50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

  6. 1 John 2:9Rank 6 from verse 22
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 7 from verse 22
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  8. Ephesians 4:26Rank 8 from verse 22
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  9. Ephesians 4:31Rank 9 from verse 22
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    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

  10. Genesis 31:29Rank 10 from verse 22
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    29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  11. Matthew 18:15Rank 11 from verse 22
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    15¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

  12. Proverbs 10:18Rank 12 from verse 22
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    18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

  13. Proverbs 25:9Rank 13 from verse 22
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    9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

  14. Proverbs 26:24Rank 14 from verse 22
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    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

  15. Proverbs 27:4–6Rank 15 from verse 22
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

    5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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2 Samuel 13:21

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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2 Samuel 13:22

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hated

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

forced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of force, meaning to compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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