Proverbs 24:21 Cross References - ACV

²¹ My son, fear thou LORD and the king, and do not associate with those who are given to change.

³¹ And Israel saw the great work which LORD did upon the Egyptians. And the people feared LORD, and they believed in LORD, and in his servant Moses.

¹ Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took, ² and they rose up before Moses, with certain of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty rulers of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown, ³ and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, Ye take too much upon you, since all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and LORD is among them. Why then do ye lift up yourselves above the assembly of LORD?

⁵ And they said to him, Behold, thou are old, and thy sons do not walk in thy ways. Now make for us a king to judge us like all the nations. ⁶ But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to LORD. ⁷ And LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee, for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

¹² And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us, when LORD your God was your king. ¹³ Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for. And, behold, LORD has set a king over you. ¹⁴ If ye will fear LORD, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of LORD, then both ye and also the king who reigns over you shall be followers of LORD your God. ¹⁵ But if ye will not hearken to the voice of LORD, but rebel against the commandment of LORD, then the hand of LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers. ¹⁶ Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which LORD will do before your eyes. ¹⁷ Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to LORD that he may send thunder and rain, and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of LORD in asking a king for you. ¹⁸ So Samuel called to LORD, and LORD sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared LORD and Samuel. ¹⁹ And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to LORD thy God that we not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask a king for us.

⁶ And he said to his men, LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, LORD's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is LORD's anointed.

¹³ And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. ¹⁴ And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee, for otherwise none of us shall escape from Absalom. Make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. ¹⁵ And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall choose. ¹⁶ And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house. ¹⁷ And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and they remained in Beth-merhak. ¹⁸ And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. ¹⁹ Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why do thou also go with us? Return, and abide with the king, for thou are a foreigner, and also an exile. Return to thine own place. ²⁰ Whereas thou came but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us, seeing I go where I may? Return thou, and take back thy brothers. Mercy and truth be with thee. ²¹ And Ittai answered the king, and said, As LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there thy servant will also be. ²² And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. ²³ And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king himself also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness. ²⁴ And, lo, Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar went up until all the people had finished passing out of the city. ²⁵ And the king said to Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city. If I shall find favor in the eyes of LORD he will bring me again, and show me both it, and his habitation. ²⁶ But if he says thus, I have no delight in thee, behold, here I am. Let him do to me as seems good to him. ²⁷ The king said also to Zadok the priest, Are thou not a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. ²⁸ See, I will remain at the fords of the wilderness until there comes word from you to report to me. ²⁹ Therefore Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem, and they abode there. ³⁰ And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, and wept as he went up, and he had his head covered, and went barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. ³¹ And it was told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. ³² And it came to pass, that, when David came to the top of the ascent, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and dirt upon his head. ³³ And David said to him, If thou pass on with me, then thou will be a burden to me, ³⁴ but if thou return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king. As I have been thy father's servant in time past, so I will now be thy servant, then thou will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel. ³⁵ And have thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? Therefore it shall be, that whatever thing thou shall hear out of the king's house, thou shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. ³⁶ Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, Abiathar's son. And by them ye shall send to me everything that ye shall hear. ³⁷ So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

¹⁶ And when all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed to their tents.

² I say, Keep the king's command, and that because of the oath of God. ³ Be not hasty to go out of his presence. Persist not in an evil matter, for he does whatever pleases him. ⁴ For the king's word has power, and who may say to him, What are thou doing? ⁵ He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision.

²¹ They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Therefore, render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.

¹ Let every soul be subject to offices of authority that rank higher. For there is no office of authority if not by God, and the offices of authority that are by God are those that have been instituted. ² So that he who resists the office of authority has opposed the ordinance of God, and those who have opposed will receive condemnation to themselves. ³ For rulers are not a source of fear to the good works, but to the evil. And do thou desire not to fear the office of authority? Do what is good, and thou will have praise from it. ⁴ For he is a helper of God to thee for what is good. But if thou do what is evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is a helper of God, vengeful for wrath to the man who commits evil. ⁵ Therefore there is a need to be subordinate, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience. ⁶ For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing. ⁷ Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.

¹ Remind them to be submissive to principle offices and positions of authority, to be obedient, to be prepared for every good work,

¹³ Therefore because of the Lord, ye should submit to every human establishment, whether to a king as being supreme, ¹⁴ or to governors as being sent by him for vengeance of evildoers and praise of well-doers. ¹⁵ Because this way is the will of God, doing good to muzzle the ignorance of the foolish men. ¹⁶ As free, and not having your freedom as a cover-up of evil, but as bondmen of God. ¹⁷ Respect all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Respect the king.