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2Sa 14:7 — And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither] name nor remainder upon the earth.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the whole		Gen 4:14; Num 35:19; Deu 19:12
so they		Gen 27:45; Deu 25:6
quench		2Sa 12:17
upon the earth		Heb. upon the face of the earth.

Correlating Passages

the whole

	Gen 4:14	Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me shall slay me.
	Num 35:19	The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
	Deu 19:12	Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

so they

	Gen 27:45	Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget [that] which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
	Deu 25:6	And it shall be, [that] the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother [which is] dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

quench

2Sa 12:17

And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 14:7," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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