2 Samuel 12:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 12:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 12:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 12:23 — KJV
“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
— 2 Samuel 12:23 (KJV)
2 Samuel 12:23 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 12:23
“Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:23: wherefore, should, bring
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:23: bring, back, again
“The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:23: now, wherefore, should
“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:23: dead, wherefore, should
“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back? speak...: Heb. are ye silent?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 12:23: now, dead, bring
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