2 Samuel 21:17

Battles With The Philistines Recounted

¹⁶ Now Yishbi in Nob, who [was] among the descendents of Raphah (now the weight of his spearhead [was] three hundredweight of bronze, and he [was] newly armed), said that he would kill David. ¹⁷ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and he attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall not go out with us any longer to the battle, so that you do not quench the lamp of Israel." ¹⁸ It happened afterward that there [was] again battle at Gob with [the] Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph who [was] among the descendants of the Raphah.

Light of Israel

Took an Oath

Abishai

David

Israel

No

Zeruiah

2 Samuel 18:3

Then the troops said, "You will not go out, for {if we must flee}, then {they will not care about us}; even if half of us die, {they will not care about us}, but now, you [are] like ten thousand of us. And so then, [it is] better for us that you be in the city to help."

1 Kings 11:36

To his son I will give one tribe in order to be a lamp for my servant David, always before my face, in Jerusalem the city in which I have chosen to place my name.

2 Samuel 20:6-10

Then David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba the son of Bicri will do us more harm than Absalom. You take the servants of your lord and pursue after him, lest he find fortified cities for himself and escape from us."

1 Kings 15:4

For the sake of David, Yahweh his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem, by establishing his son after him and by causing Jerusalem to exist;

Psalm 132:17

There I will cause a horn to grow for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed one.

2 Samuel 14:7

And look, all of the family has risen up against your servant, and they said, 'Give up the one who struck his brother, that we may kill him in exchange for the life of his brother whom he murdered. We will also wipe out the heir,' and so they would put out my embers which remain, by not preserving for my husband a name and a remnant on the face of the earth."

2 Samuel 22:19

They approached me on the day of my disaster, but Yahweh [was] my support.

2 Samuel 22:29

For you, O Yahweh [are] my lamp, and Yahweh lightens my darkness.

Psalm 46:1

God [is] our refuge and strength, a very sufficient help in troubles.

Psalm 144:10

who gives victory to kings, who rescues David his servant from [the] evil sword.

John 1:8-9

That one was not the light, but [came] in order that he could testify about the light.

John 5:35

That one was the lamp [which was] burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light.