Verse 3

And{G1161} there was{G2258}{(G5713)} a widow{G5503} in{G1722} that{G1565} city{G4172}; and{G2532} she came{G2064}{(G5711)} unto{G4314} him{G846}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Avenge{G1556}{(G5657)} me{G3165} of{G575} mine{G3450} adversary{G476}.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 1:17 : 17 Learn{H3925}{(H8798)} to do well{H3190}{(H8687)}; seek{H1875}{(H8798)} judgment{H4941}, relieve{H833}{(H8761)} the oppressed{H2541}, judge{H8199}{(H8798)} the fatherless{H3490}, plead{H7378}{(H8798)} for the widow{H490}.
  • Isa 1:21-23 : 21 How is the faithful{H539}{(H8737)} city{H7151} become an harlot{H2181}{(H8802)}! it was full{H4392} of judgment{H4941}; righteousness{H6664} lodged{H3885}{(H8799)} in it; but now murderers{H7523}{(H8764)}. 22 Thy silver{H3701} is become dross{H5509}, thy wine{H5435} mixed{H4107}{(H8803)} with water{H4325}: 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious{H5637}{(H8802)}, and companions{H2270} of thieves{H1590}: every one loveth{H157}{(H8802)} gifts{H7810}, and followeth{H7291}{(H8802)} after rewards{H8021}: they judge{H8199}{(H8799)} not the fatherless{H3490}, neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935}{(H8799)} unto them.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxen fat{H8080}{(H8804)}, they shine{H6245}{(H8804)}: yea, they overpass{H5674}{(H8804)} the deeds{H1697} of the wicked{H7451}: they judge{H1777}{(H8804)} not the cause{H1779}, the cause of the fatherless{H3490}, yet they prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}; and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge{H8199}{(H8804)}.
  • Luke 18:7-8 : 7 And{G1161} shall{G1557} not{G3364} God{G2316} avenge{G4160}{(G5692)}{G1557} his own{G846} elect{G1588}, which{G3588} cry{G994}{(G5723)} day{G2250} and{G2532} night{G3571} unto{G4314} him{G846}, though{G2532} he bear long{G3114}{(G5723)} with{G1909} them{G846}? 8 I tell{G3004}{(G5719)} you{G5213} that{G3754} he will{G4160}{(G5692)} avenge{G1557} them{G846} speedily{G5034}{G1722}. Nevertheless{G4133} when{G687} the Son{G5207} of man{G444} cometh{G2064}{(G5631)}, shall he find{G2147}{(G5692)} faith{G4102} on{G1909} the earth{G1093}?
  • Rom 13:3-4 : 3 For{G1063} rulers{G758} are{G1526}{(G5748)} not{G3756} a terror{G5401} to good{G18} works{G2041}, but{G235} to the evil{G2556}. Wilt thou{G2309}{(G5719)} then{G1161} not{G3361} be afraid{G5399}{(G5738)} of the power{G1849}? do{G4160}{(G5720)} that which is good{G18}, and{G2532} thou shalt have{G2192}{(G5692)} praise{G1868} of{G1537} the same{G846}: 4 For{G1063} he is{G2076}{(G5748)} the minister{G1249} of God{G2316} to thee{G4671} for{G1519} good{G18}. But{G1161} if{G1437} thou do{G4160}{(G5725)} that which is evil{G2556}, be afraid{G5399}{(G5737)}; for{G1063} he beareth{G5409}{(G5719)} not{G3756} the sword{G3162} in vain{G1500}: for{G1063} he is{G2076}{(G5748)} the minister{G1249} of God{G2316}, a revenger{G1558} to execute wrath{G3709} upon{G1519} him that doeth{G4238}{(G5723)} evil{G2556}.
  • Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be he that perverteth{H5186}{(H8688)} the judgment{H4941} of the stranger{H1616}, fatherless{H3490}, and widow{H490}. And all the people{H5971} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Amen{H543}.
  • 2 Sam 14:5-9 : 5 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I am indeed{H61} a widow{H490} woman{H802}, and mine husband{H376} is dead{H4191}{(H8799)}. 6 And thy handmaid{H8198} had two{H8147} sons{H1121}, and they two{H8147} strove together{H5327}{(H8735)} in the field{H7704}, and there was none to part{H5337}{(H8688)} them, but the one{H259} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} the other{H259}, and slew{H4191}{(H8686)} him. 7 And, behold, the whole family{H4940} is risen{H6965}{(H8804)} against thine handmaid{H8198}, and they said{H559}{(H8799)}, Deliver{H5414}{(H8798)} him that smote{H5221}{(H8688)} his brother{H251}, that we may kill{H4191}{(H8686)} him, for the life{H5315} of his brother{H251} whom he slew{H2026}{(H8804)}; and we will destroy{H8045}{(H8686)} the heir{H3423}{(H8802)} also: and so they shall quench{H3518}{(H8765)} my coal{H1513} which is left{H7760}{(H8800)}, and shall not leave{H7604}{(H8738)} to my husband{H376} neither name{H8034} nor remainder{H7611} upon{H6440} the earth{H127}. 8 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the woman{H802}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)} to thine house{H1004}, and I will give charge{H6680}{(H8762)} concerning thee. 9 And the woman{H802} of Tekoah{H8621} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428}, My lord{H113}, O king{H4428}, the iniquity{H5771} be on me, and on my father's{H1} house{H1004}: and the king{H4428} and his throne{H3678} be guiltless{H5355}. 10 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Whosoever saith{H1696}{(H8764)} ought unto thee, bring{H935}{(H8689)} him to me, and he shall not touch{H5060}{(H8800)} thee any more{H3254}{(H8686)}. 11 Then said{H559}{(H8799)} she, I pray thee, let the king{H4428} remember{H2142}{(H8799)} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers{H1350}{(H8802)} of blood{H1818} to destroy{H7843}{(H8763)} any more{H7235}{(H8687)}, lest they destroy{H8045}{(H8686)} my son{H1121}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, As the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, there shall not one hair{H8185} of thy son{H1121} fall{H5307}{(H8799)} to the earth{H776}. 12 Then the woman{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let thine handmaid{H8198}, I pray thee, speak{H1696}{(H8762)} one word{H1697} unto my lord{H113} the king{H4428}. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Say on{H1696}{(H8761)}. 13 And the woman{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Wherefore then hast thou thought{H2803}{(H8804)} such a thing against the people{H5971} of God{H430}? for the king{H4428} doth speak{H1696}{(H8693)} this thing{H1697} as one which is faulty{H818}, in that the king{H4428} doth not fetch home again{H7725}{(H8687)} his banished{H5080}{(H8737)}. 14 For we must needs{H4191}{(H8800)} die{H4191}{(H8799)}, and are as water{H4325} spilt{H5064}{(H8737)} on the ground{H776}, which cannot be gathered up again{H622}{(H8735)}; neither doth God{H430} respect{H5375}{(H8799)} any person{H5315}: yet doth he devise{H2803}{(H8804)} means{H4284}, that his banished{H5080}{(H8737)} be not expelled{H5080}{(H8799)} from him. 15 Now therefore that I am come{H935}{(H8804)} to speak{H1696}{(H8763)} of this thing{H1697} unto my lord{H113} the king{H4428}, it is because the people{H5971} have made me afraid{H3372}{(H8765)}: and thy handmaid{H8198} said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will now speak{H1696}{(H8762)} unto the king{H4428}; it may be that the king{H4428} will perform{H6213}{(H8799)} the request{H1697} of his handmaid{H519}. 16 For the king{H4428} will hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, to deliver{H5337}{(H8687)} his handmaid{H519} out of the hand{H3709} of the man{H376} that would destroy{H8045}{(H8687)} me and my son{H1121} together{H3162} out of the inheritance{H5159} of God{H430}. 17 Then thine handmaid{H8198} said{H559}{(H8799)}, The word{H1697} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} shall now be comfortable{H4496}: for as an angel{H4397} of God{H430}, so is my lord{H113} the king{H4428} to discern{H8085}{(H8800)} good{H2896} and bad{H7451}: therefore the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will be with thee. 18 Then the king{H4428} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the woman{H802}, Hide{H3582}{(H8762)} not from me, I pray thee, the thing{H1697} that I shall ask{H7592}{(H8802)} thee. And the woman{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let my lord{H113} the king{H4428} now speak{H1696}{(H8762)}. 19 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is not the hand{H3027} of Joab{H3097} with thee in all this? And the woman{H802} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, As thy soul{H5315} liveth{H2416}, my lord{H113} the king{H4428}, none{H376} can{H786} turn to the right hand{H3231}{(H8687)} or to the left{H8041}{(H8687)} from ought that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}: for thy servant{H5650} Joab{H3097}, he bade{H6680}{(H8765)} me, and he put{H7760}{(H8804)} all these words{H1697} in the mouth{H6310} of thine handmaid{H8198}: 20 To{H5668} fetch about{H5437}{(H8763)} this form{H6440} of speech{H1697} hath thy servant{H5650} Joab{H3097} done{H6213}{(H8804)} this thing{H1697}: and my lord{H113} is wise{H2450}, according to the wisdom{H2451} of an angel{H4397} of God{H430}, to know{H3045}{(H8800)} all things that are in the earth{H776}. 21 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joab{H3097}, Behold now, I have done{H6213}{(H8804)} this thing{H1697}: go{H3212}{(H8798)} therefore, bring{H7725} the young man{H5288} Absalom{H53} again{H7725}{(H8685)}. 22 And Joab{H3097} fell{H5307}{(H8799)} to the ground{H776} on his face{H6440}, and bowed{H7812}{(H8691)} himself, and thanked{H1288}{(H8762)} the king{H4428}: and Joab{H3097} said{H559}{(H8799)}, To day{H3117} thy servant{H5650} knoweth{H3045}{(H8804)} that I have found{H4672}{(H8804)} grace{H2580} in thy sight{H5869}, my lord{H113}, O king{H4428}, in that the king{H4428} hath fulfilled{H6213}{(H8804)} the request{H1697} of his servant{H5650}. 23 So Joab{H3097} arose{H6965}{(H8799)} and went{H3212}{(H8799)} to Geshur{H1650}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} Absalom{H53} to Jerusalem{H3389}. 24 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Let him turn{H5437}{(H8735)} to his own house{H1004}, and let him not see{H7200}{(H8799)} my face{H6440}. So Absalom{H53} returned{H5437}{(H8735)} to his own house{H1004}, and saw{H7200}{(H8804)} not the king's{H4428} face{H6440}.
  • Job 22:9 : 9 Thou hast sent{H7971}{(H8765)} widows{H490} away empty{H7387}, and the arms{H2220} of the fatherless{H3490} have been broken{H1792}{(H8792)}.
  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8799)} upon me: and I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy{H7442}{(H8686)}.