2 Samuel 1:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 1:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 1:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet who..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 1:9 — KJV
“He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. anguish...: or, my coat of mail (or, my embroidered coat) hindereth me, that my, etc”
— 2 Samuel 1:9 (KJV)
2 Samuel 1:9 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 1:9
“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. made...: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 1:9: stand, pray, come
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 1:9: again, because, life
“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 1:9: again, stand, slay
“And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. stretched: Heb. measured into...: Heb. into his inward parts”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 1:9: again, pray, come
“When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; toward...: or, in this place”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 1:9: again, pray, because
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