2 Samuel 11:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 11:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 11:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 11:17 — KJV
“And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.”
— 2 Samuel 11:17 (KJV)
2 Samuel 11:17 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 11:17
“And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. behaved...: or, prospered”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:17: men, went, people
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:17: men, went, people
“And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:17: men, joab, people
“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:17: went, uriah, hittite
“And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 11:17: some, servants, uriah
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