2 Samuel 14:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 14:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 14:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 14:16 — KJV
“For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.”
— 2 Samuel 14:16 (KJV)
2 Samuel 14:16 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 14:16
“But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:16: king, hear, deliver
“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:16: deliver, hand, would
“Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:16: deliver, hand, son
“So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:16: king, hear, hand
“And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:16: king, hear, would
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