2 Samuel 10:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 10:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 10:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the mi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 10:4 — KJV
“Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.”
— 2 Samuel 10:4 (KJV)
2 Samuel 10:4 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 10:4
“Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 10:4: wherefore, hanun, took
“But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 10:4: took, servants, one
“And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 10:4: david, servants, one
“Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. sharp...: or, knife cast...: Heb. made it touch”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 10:4: took, off, one
“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 10:4: off, cut, even
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