2 Samuel 14:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 14:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 14:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 14:1 — KJV
“Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.”
— 2 Samuel 14:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 14:1 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 14:1
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:1: now, son, king
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:1: now, joab, son
“And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:1: joab, son, zeruiah
“Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. was: Heb. ascended”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:1: joab, son, zeruiah
“And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:1: now, son, king
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