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2 Samuel 13:3

Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,

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ASV

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

KJV

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David’s brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּלְאַמְנ֣וֹןu.le.'am.Nonand [belonged] to AmnonH550 →
רֵ֗עַRe.a'a friendH7453 →
וּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.Moand name hisH8034 →
יֽוֹנָדָ֔בyo.na.Dav[was] JonadabH3122 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
שִׁמְעָ֖הshim.'AhShimeahH8093 →
אֲחִ֣י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251 →
דָוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732 →
וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔בve.Yo.na.Davand JonadabH3122 →
אִ֥ישׁ'ish[was] a manH376 →
חָכָ֖םcha.KhamshrewdH2450 →
מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdveryH3966 →

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1 Samuel 16:9Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”1 Samuel 17:13The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.1 Chronicles 27:32David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.Proverbs 19:6Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.Genesis 38:1About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.Judges 14:20and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.Esther 5:10Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,2 Samuel 14:19–20So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.2 Samuel 13:32But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.James 3:15Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”Esther 6:13Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has begun, is Jewish, you will not prevail against him—for surely you will fall before him.”

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