2 Samuel 13:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 13:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 13:19 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 13:19 — KJV
“And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.”
— 2 Samuel 13:19 (KJV)
2 Samuel 13:19 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 13:19
“And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:19: put, garment, laid
“When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:19: put, ashes, rent
“But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:19: put, laid, hand
“And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:19: garment, laid, went
“And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:19: laid, hand, went
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