1Ki 2:32-33, 44, Psa 7:16, Pro 5:22, Ecc 10:8 | ESV | STEP | The Lord will bring back his bloody deeds on his own head , because , without the knowledge of my father David , he attacked and killed with the sword two men more righteous and better than himself, Abner the son of Ner , commander of the army of Israel , and Amasa the son of Jether , commander of the army of Judah .

aSee Judg. 9:24

b 2 Chr. 21:13

c ver. 5; 2 Sam. 3:27

d 2 Sam. 20:9, 10

e[See ver. 32 above]

fSee 2 Sam. 16:5-14

gSee 1 Sam. 25:39

h[Ps. 94:23; 141:10; Judg. 9:24; 1 Kgs. 2:32; Esth. 7:10; 9:25; Prov. 5:22]

iSee Ps. 7:15, 16

j ch. 6:2

kSee Ps. 7:15

l Amos 5:19

1 Kings 2:32-33

32 The Lord will ^abring back his bloody deeds on his own head, because, without the knowledge of my father David, he attacked and killed with the sword two men ^bmore righteous and better than himself, ^cAbner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and ^dAmasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah. 33 ^eSo shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore.”

1 Kings 2:44

44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know in your own heart ^fall the harm that you did to David my father. So the Lord will ^gbring back your harm on your own head.

Psalms 7:16

16 His ^hmischief returns upon his own head,
and on his own skull his violence descends.

Proverbs 5:22

22 The ⁱiniquities of the wicked ^jensnare him,
and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

8 He who ^kdigs a pit will fall into it,
and ^la serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.