2 Samuel 17:1 Cross References - Thomson

¹ Then Achitophel said to Abessalom, Let me, I pray thee, chuse out for myself twelve thousand men; and I will arise and pursue David this very night.

³ But thou, Lord, art my protector; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. ⁴ With my voice I cried to the Lord, and from his holy mount he heard me. ⁵ I laid me down to rest and slept; I awoke. Because the Lord will protect me,

⁸ while I will lay me down in peace and sleep because thou, Lord, hast only caused me to dwell in hope.

² for against me the mouth of a sinner; and the mouth of the deceitful is opened. They have spoken against me with a deceitful tongue. ³ With words of hatred they encompassed me about; and fought against me without provocation. ⁴ They traduced me for my love; but I prayed,

¹⁶ [Omitted]

¹⁶ for they cannot sleep. Unless they do evil; their sleep is taken from them and they cannot lie down to rest.

⁷ Their feet are running to evil; they are swift to shed blood. And their reasonings are reasonings for murders. Destruction and misery are in their ways, ⁸ and the path of peace they do not know, nor is there any judgment in their ways; for the paths which they travel are crooked and peace they do not know.