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2 Samuel 16:21-22

21 Ahithophel answered, “Lie with your father’s concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench in your father’s nostrils, and the hands of everyone with you will be strengthened.”

22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he lay with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

Cross References for 2 Samuel 16:21-22

Genesis 6:4 - The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to th... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:4

Proverbs 6:29 - So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:29 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:29

Genesis 34:30 - Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me a stench to th... Click to read the verse Genesis 34:30 Click to read the verse Genesis 34:30

Genesis 35:22 - While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bi... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:22 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:22

1 Kings 2:17 - So he continued, “Please ask King Solomon—he will not refuse you—to give me Abishag the Shunamm... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 2:17 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 2:17

Genesis 38:16 - Not realizing that she was his daughter-in-law, he went over to her by the roadside and said, “... Click to read the verse Genesis 38:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 38:16

Genesis 49:3-4 - “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, the first sign of my strength, excelling in honor, exc... Click to read the verse Genesis 49:3-4 Click to read the verse Genesis 49:3-4

2 Samuel 12:11 - “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 12:11 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 12:11

1 Samuel 13:4 - So all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel has bec... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 13:4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 13:4

1 Samuel 27:12 - Achish trusted David and said to himself, “He has become so odious to his people, the Israelite... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 27:12 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 27:12

Leviticus 18:8 - “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father. Click to read the verse Leviticus 18:8 Click to read the verse Leviticus 18:8

2 Samuel 20:3 - When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 20:3 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 20:3

1 Corinthians 5:1 - Expel the Immoral Brother! It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, a... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:1 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 5:1

Leviticus 20:11 - “‘If a man sleeps with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the wo... Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:11 Click to read the verse Leviticus 20:11

Zechariah 8:13 - As you have been an object of cursing among the nations, O Judah and Israel, so will I save you... Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:13 Click to read the verse Zechariah 8:13

1 Kings 2:22 - King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 2:22 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 2:22

2 Samuel 2:7 - Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointe... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 2:7 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 2:7

2 Samuel 15:16 - The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take c... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 15:16 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 15:16

1 Kings 11:25 - Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. S... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:25 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 11:25