1 Chronicles 19:3 Cross References - Thomson

³ But when David's servants came to the country of the Ammonites to Anan to comfort him, the chiefs of the Ammonites said to Anan, Is it to honour thy father in thy presence that David hath sent comforters to thee? Is it not that they may examine the city and spy the country that his servants are come to thee?

⁹ And Joseph remembered the dreams, which he had dreamed and said to them, You are spies. You are come to examine the ways into this country. ¹⁰ And they said, No, my lord. We thy servants are come to buy food. ¹¹ We are all the sons of one man. We are men of peace. Thy servants are not spies. ¹² But he said, Nay, you are come for no other purpose, but to examine the ways into this country. ¹³ Then they said, Thy servants were twelve brothers in the land of Chanaan. And lo! the youngest is now with our father; but the other is no more. ¹⁴ Upon this Joseph said, It is as I said, you are spies. ¹⁵ By this you shall be proved. By the health of Pharao you shall not depart hence unless your youngest brother come hither. ¹⁶ Send one of you and bring your brother; but you must be confined, until your words be proved whether you speak true or not. If not, by the health of Pharao you are certainly spies. ¹⁷ So he committed them to prison three days. ¹⁸ And on the third day he said to them, Do this and live; for I fear God.

¹ Now Joshua son of Nave had sent from Sat tin two young men to spy, saying, Go up, and take a view of the land, and particularly of Jericho. And the two young men, having set out, entered Jericho, and went to the house of a harlot, whose name was Rahab, and lodged there. ² And news being carried to the king of Jericho, saying, Some men of the children of Israel are come here to spy the land, ³ the king of Jericho sent a message to Rahab, saying, Bring out the men, who came to thy house to night; for they are come to spy the land.

²³ and they encamped near, and kept a watch upon Baithel. [Now the name of that city formerly was Louza.] ²⁴ And they who kept watch, looked, and behold a man came out of the city; and they took him, and said to him, Shew us the way into the city, and we will shew thee mercy.

² So the children of Dan sent from their communities five men of valour, from Saraa, and from Esthaol, to view the land and examine it thoroughly, and said to them, Go and examine the land thoroughly. And they went to Mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah.

⁸ So the five men came to their brethren at Saraa, and Esthaol, and said to them, Why sit ye here? ⁹ Moreover they said, Arise and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold it is very good, but still you continue quiet. You should not delay any longer to go and take possession of that land. ¹⁰ And when you go, you will come upon a people living in security, though it is a large country; for God hath delivered it into your hands. It is a place where there is no want of any thing on earth.

⁴ But the generals of the Philistines were offended at him, and said to him, Send this man away and let him return to his place where thou hast fixed him, and let him not go with us to battle, nor be let into the councils of the army. How can he reconcile himself to his master? Will it not be with the heads of these men?

⁹ And Angchus replied to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, but the lords of the Philistines say, He shall not go with us to battle;

⁸ But he slighted the counsel of the old men, which they gave him, and consulted with the young men who had been brought up with him, and who waited on him, ⁹ and said to them, What do you advise? And what answer should I make to them who speak to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father laid on us? ¹⁰ And the young men who had been brought up with him, and waited on him spoke to him and said, Thus shalt thou say to this people, who have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, now therefore, lighten it for us, thus thou shalt say to them, My little finger shall be heavier than my father's loins. My father indeed loaded you with a heavy yoke; but I will add to your yoke. ¹¹ My father chastised you with whips; but I will chastise you with scorpions.

⁵ It doth not behave itself unbecomingly. It is not self interested. It is not easily provoked. It placeth not the evil to account. ⁶ It rejoiceth not in iniquity, but shareth in the joys of truth. ⁷ It beareth all things. It believeth all things. It hopeth all things. It endureth all things patiently.