From Nave’s Topical Bible
Evil for Good
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 22Passages listed
- 7Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- General scriptures concerningPsalms 7:4Psalms 7:5Psalms 35:12Psalms 109:5Proverbs 17:13
- INSTANCES OF
- Joseph accuses his brothers of renderingGenesis 44:4
- Israelites, to MosesExodus 5:21Exodus 14:11Exodus 15:24Exodus 16:2Exodus 16:3Exodus 17:3Exodus 17:4
- Nabal returns, to David1 Samuel 25:21
- Saul returns, to David1 Samuel 19:11 Samuel 19:41 Samuel 19:51 Samuel 19:10
- David, to Uriah2 Samuel 11
- To Joab1 Kings 2:41 Kings 2:51 Kings 2:6
- See Enemies
- See Good for Evil
The passages, in Bible order (22)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 44:4
They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
Commentary on Genesis 44:41 voice
And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off,.... Which perhaps was Tanis, the Zoan of the Scriptures; see Eze 30:14, margin: Joseph said unto his steward, up, follow after the men; who no doubt was ready provided with men and horses, to go out and pursue when Joseph should give the orders, he being privy to Joseph's intentions, and with whom the scheme was concerted, and the secret was.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 5:21
“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”
Commentary on Exodus 5:212 voices
And they said unto them, the Lord look upon you and judge,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The Lord look upon you, and judge - These were hasty and unkind expressions; but the afflicted must be allowed the privilege of complaining; it is all the solace that such sorrow can find; and if in such distress words are spoken which should not be justified, yet the considerate and benevolent will hear them with indulgence. God is merciful; and the stroke of this people was heavier even than their groaning. Put a sword in their hand - Given them a pretense which they had not before, to oppress us even unto death.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- Exodus 14:11
They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
Commentary on Exodus 14:112 voices
And they said unto Moses,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
No graves in Egypt - This bitter taunt was probably suggested by the vast extent of cemeteries in Egypt, which might not improperly be called the land of tombs.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Exodus 15:24
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
Commentary on Exodus 15:241 voice
And the people murmured against Moses,.... For bringing them into a wilderness where they could find no water fit to drink; saying: what shall we drink? what shall we do for drink? where can we drink? this water is not drinkable, and, unless we have something to drink, we, and our wives, and children, and servants, and cattle, must all perish.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 16:2
And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
Commentary on Exodus 16:22 voices
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
The whole congregation - murmured - This is an additional proof of the degraded state of the minds of this people; See Clarkes note on Exo 13:17. And this very circumstance affords a convincing argument that a people so stupidly carnal could not have been induced to leave Egypt had they not been persuaded so to do by the most evident and striking miracles. Human nature can never be reduced to a more abject state in this world than that in which the body is enthralled by political slavery, and the soul debased by the influence of sin.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
- Exodus 16:3
“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
Commentary on Exodus 16:31 voice
Although this manner of speaking first referred to that people, nonetheless we see it now daily fulfilled in our life and profession. For everyone who has first renounced this world and then returns to his former pursuits and his erstwhile desires proclaims that in deed and in intention he is the same as they were, and he says, "It was well with me in Egypt."I fear that there will be found as many such people as we read there were multitudes of sinners in the time of Moses.
John Cassian· CONFERENCE 3.7.6-7, 435Patristic
- Exodus 17:3
But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?”
Commentary on Exodus 17:32 voices
What then does Scripture mention in what follows? "In their thirst for water, the people grumbled against Moses." Perhaps this word that he said may seem superfluous, that the people thirsted for water. For since he said, "In their thirst," what need was there to …
Caesarius of Arles· SERMON 103.2, 542Patristic
And the people thirsted there for water,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 17:4
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
Commentary on Exodus 17:41 voice
When [Moses] was being stoned by the people, he made intercession for them. Even more so he wished to be blotted out of God's book sooner than that the flock committed to him should perish. He sought to imitate the Shepherd who would, he knew, carry on his shoulders even the wandering sheep.
Jerome· LETTER 82.3, 420Patristic
- 1 Samuel 19:1
Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:12 voices
Moreover, Jonathan, the son of Saul, loved David greatly, etc. Likewise, the apostles loved Christ greatly, and, recounting the accusations of the faithless, they beseeched Him to defend His Church, to preserve the faith in His name within the Church; remaining secretly in the hearts …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Samuel 19:4
Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:41 voice
Therefore Jonathan spoke good of David to his father Saul, etc. The apostles spoke good of Christ to the Jews, recalling him as a man approved by God among them in the powers and signs and wonders which God had done through him in their …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
- 1 Samuel 19:5
He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:51 voice
Why then do you sin against innocent blood? etc. Why do you sin, trying to extinguish his faith, striving to remove his love from the Church, who alone among mortals could live without fault?
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
- 1 Samuel 19:10
Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:102 voices
Now it is certainly obvious what the sequence is looking to through the figures of the story. The one of David is predicted by means of David, and the one who was anointed signifies the Christ.
Gregory of Nyssa· ON THE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PSALMS 2.16.269-70, 395Patristic
And Saul attempted to pin David with a spear, etc. The Jews attempted to kill entirely in the flesh of Christ, who is God both soul and flesh. But he, commending his spirit into the hands of the Father, bowed his head and gave it …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
- 1 Samuel 25:21
Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:211 voice
If it should perhaps happen that we swear carelessly to something which, if carried out, would have most unfortunate consequences, we should know that we should willingly change it [in accord with] more salutary counsel. There is an urgent necessity for us to break our …
Bede· Homilies on the Gospels 2, 735Patristic
- 2 Samuel 11:1
In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, David sent out Joab and his servants with the whole army of Israel. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:12 voices
And it came to pass, that after the year was expired,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
After the year was expired - The next spring after the escape of the Ammonites into their city 2Sa 10:14. The children of Ammon - The marginal reference supplies the word the land of, which is obviously the right reading. David tarried at Jerusalem - The Syrians being subdued, the war with Ammon was not of sufficient moment to require Davids personal presence. The whole section relating to Davids adultery and Uriahs death, from this verse to 2Sa 12:26, is omitted in the Book of Chronicles.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 1 Kings 2:4
and so that the LORD may fulfill His promise to me: ‘If your descendants take heed to walk faithfully before Me with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’
- 1 Kings 2:5
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
Commentary on 1 Kings 2:52 voices
[David] orders Solomon to punish [Joab], not out of viciousness or hatred for him but because he knew that he was wicked and that, if he had acted with hostility against him who was a mature man, he would act even worse against a young …
Ishodad of Merv· BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 2:5-6, 850Patristic
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed