1 Kings 2:26
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.”1 Kings 2:26
What Does 1 Kings 2:26 Mean?
1 Kings 2:26 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 2, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 2:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 22:23“Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.”Joshua 21:18“Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.”1 Samuel 2:31“Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.”1 Samuel 22:20“And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.”1 Samuel 2:33“And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.”1 Samuel 26:16“This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.”1 Samuel 30:7“And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.”2 Samuel 15:24“And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were 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 done passing out of the city.”Jeremiah 1:1“The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:”Matthew 10:42“And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.”1 Samuel 2:32“And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.”1 Samuel 23:6“And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.”2 Samuel 12:5“And 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:”1 Kings 1:7“And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.”1 Kings 1:25“For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king’s sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.”1 Kings 2:35“And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.”1 Kings 4:4“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:”1 Chronicles 6:60“And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.”1 Chronicles 15:11“And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,”Isaiah 10:30“Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.”
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