2 Samuel 14:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 14:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 14:14 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 14:14 — KJV
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
— 2 Samuel 14:14 (KJV)
2 Samuel 14:14 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 14:14
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:14: again, neither, god
“And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:14: die, water, again
“For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:14: again, any, devise
“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:14: must, needs, cannot
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:14: god, any, because
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