2 Samuel 13:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 13:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 13:38 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 13:38 — KJV
“So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.”
— 2 Samuel 13:38 (KJV)
2 Samuel 13:38 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 13:38
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
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“And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.”
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“And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. natural...: Heb. moisture abated: Heb. fled”
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“So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.”
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“And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.”
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