Proverbs 24:21 Cross References - Leeser

²¹ My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;

³¹ And Israel saw that great power which the Lord had shown on the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and then believed in the Lord, and in Moses his servant.

¹ Now Korach, the son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son of Levi, was presumptuous, together with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben: ² So that they rose up before Moses, with certain men of the children of Israel, in number two hundred and fifty; who were princes of the congregation, called to the assembly, men of renown. ³ And they assembled themselves against Moses, and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye assume too much; for the whole of the congregation are all of them holy, and the Lord is among them; wherefore then will you lift yourselves up above the congregation of the Lord?

⁵ And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways: now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations. ⁶ But the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. ⁷ And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they may say unto thee; for not thee have they rejected, but me have they rejected, that I should not reign over them.

¹² But when ye saw that Nachash the king of the children of ‘Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God is your king. ¹³ And now here is the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and, behold, the Lord hath set over you a king. ¹⁴ If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and will not rebel against the will of the Lord: then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God. ¹⁵ But if ye will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and rebel against the will of the Lord: then will the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers. ¹⁶ And now stand up and see this great thing, which the Lord is about doing before your eyes. ¹⁷ Is there not wheat-harvest today? I will call unto the Lord, and he will send thunders and rain; and ye will thus perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done, in the eyes of the Lord, to ask for yourselves a king. ¹⁸ And Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunders and rain on that day: and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel. ¹⁹ And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray in behalf of thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we may not die; for we have added unto all our sins yet this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.

⁶ And he said unto his men, Far be it from me for the Lord’s sake, that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him; because he is the anointed of the Lord.

¹³ And there came a news-bearer to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is turned after Abshalom. ¹⁴ And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for there will not else be any escape for us from Abshalom: make haste, to depart, lest he make haste and overtake us suddenly and overwhelm us with evil, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. ¹⁵ And the king’s servants said unto the king, In accordance with all that my Lord the king may choose, are thy servants ready. ¹⁶ And the king went forth, and all his household in his train. And the king left behind ten women, who were concubines, to guard the house. ¹⁷ And the king went forth, and all the people in his train, and tarried in a place that was far off. ¹⁸ And all his servants passed on alongside of him, and all the Kerethites, and all the Pelethites; and all the Gittites, six hundred men, who were come in his train from Gath, passed on before the king. ¹⁹ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore wilt thou also go with us? turn back and abide with the king; for thou art a stranger, and also an exile from thy place. ²⁰ Yesterday thou camest; and today should I move thee about with us to wander? seeing that I go whither I may: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, in kindness and truth. ²¹ And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my Lord the king liveth, surely in whatever place my Lord the king may be, whether for death or for life, even there will thy servant be. ²² And David said then to Ittai, Go and pass on. And Ittai the Gittite passed on, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. ²³ And all the people of the country wept with a loud voice, as all the people passed on: and the king passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, along the way to the wilderness. ²⁴ And lo, Zadok also, and all the Levites with him, were bearing the ark of the covenant of God; and they set down the ark of God; and Ebyathar went up, until all the people had finished passing out of the city. ²⁵ And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city; if I shall find favor in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me back again, and show me both it, and his dwelling; ²⁶ But if he should thus say, I have no delight in thee: here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good in his eyes. ²⁷ The king said also unto Zadok the priest, If thou see the justice of this, return to the city in peace: and your two sons, Achima’az thy son, and Jonathan the son of Ebyathar, are with you. ²⁸ See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to bring me news. ²⁹ Zadok therefore and Ebyathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they remained there. ³⁰ And David went up by the ascent of the mount of Olives, weeping as he went up, and had his head covered, and he was walking barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. ³¹ And some one told David, saying, Achithophel is among the conspirators with Abshalom. And David said, I pray thee, turn into foolishness the counsel of Achithophel, O Lord! ³² And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top, where he used to bow himself down to God, behold, Chushai the Arkite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head. ³³ And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, thou wouldst be a burden unto me; ³⁴ But if thou shouldst return to the city, and say unto Abshalom, Thy servant will I be, O king; thy father’s servant have I been this long time past, and now will I also be thy servant: then mightest thou defeat for me the counsel of Achithophel. ³⁵ And, behold, thou hast with thee there Zadok and Ebyathar the priests; therefore shall it be, that what thing soever thou mayest hear out of the king’s house, shalt thou tell to Zadok and Ebyathar the priests. ³⁶ Behold, they have there with them their two sons. Achima’az for Zadok, and Jonathan for Ebyathar: and ye shall send by means of them unto me whatever thing ye can hear. ³⁷ So Chushai, David’s friend, came into the city, as Abshalom had just resolved to enter into Jerusalem.

¹⁶ So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people gave the king an answer saying, What portion have we in David? nor have we an inheritance in the son of Jesse; to your tents, O Israel: now see to thy own house, David. So did Israel go away unto their tents.

² I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that which regardeth the oath to him taken by God. ³ Be not hasty to go out of his presence; engage not in an evil thing; for whatsoever pleaseth him, can he do; ⁴ Because the word of a king is powerful; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?— ⁵ Whoso keepeth the commandment will experience no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart knoweth both time and the just consequence.