2 Samuel 18:5

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיְצַ֣וand he commanded

  vaytzavH6680 →494 times

• הַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• י֠וֹאָבJoab

  yooH3097 →144 times

• וְאֶת־and <obj.>

  veetH853 →10935 times

• אֲבִישַׁ֤יAbishai

  ʾavishaiH52 →25 times

• וְאֶת־and <obj.>

  veetH853 →10935 times

• אִתַּי֙Ittai

  ʾitaiH863 →9 times

• לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying

  lemorH559 →5305 times

• לְאַט־to gentleness

  leat-H328 →

• לִ֖יfor <the> me

  li

• לַנַּ֣עַרto the young man

  lanaarH5288 →239 times

• לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹםto Absalom

  leavshalomH53 →110 times

• וְכָל־and all

  vekholH3605 →5413 times

• הָעָ֣םthe people

  haamH5971 →1873 times

• שָׁמְע֗וּthey heard

  shameuH8085 →1159 times

• בְּצַוֹּ֥תwhen commanded

  betzavotH6680 →494 times

• הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• כָּל־all

  kol-H3605 →5413 times

• הַשָּׂרִ֖יםthe commanders

  hasarimH8269 →421 times

• עַל־on

  ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

• דְּבַ֥ר[the] matter of

  devarH1697 →1440 times

• אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃Absalom

  ʾavshalomH53 →110 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Luke 23:34

  Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

  it leads to

  • Matthew 5:44

    But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

  • Acts 7:60

    Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

  • 1 Peter 3:9

    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • 1 Peter 2:20–23

    How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.

  • Luke 6:27–28

    But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

• Through

  2 Samuel 17:14

  Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in…

  it leads to

  • 2 Samuel 15:34

    But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s…

  • 1 Corinthians 1:19–20

    For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

  • Proverbs 19:21

    Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.