1Sa 3:13, 1Ki 1:6, Rom 13:3, 1Pe 2:14 | ESV | STEP | And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever , for the iniquity that he knew , because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.

a[See ver. 12 above]

1 Samuel 3:13

13 ^aAnd I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, ^bbecause his sons were blaspheming God, ^{▼▼Or blaspheming for themselves} ^dand he did not restrain them.

1 Kings 1:6

6 His father had never at any time displeased him by asking, “Why have you done thus and so?” He was also a very handsome man, ^eand he was born next after Absalom.

Romans 13:3

3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you ^fwill receive his approval,

1 Peter 2:14

14 or to governors as sent by him ^gto punish those who do evil and ^hto praise those who do good.