2 Samuel 14:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 14:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 14:26 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, there..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 14:26 — KJV
“And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.”
— 2 Samuel 14:26 (KJV)
2 Samuel 14:26 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 14:26
“And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; earring: or, jewel for the forehead”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:26: head, two, shekels
“Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:26: weighed, two, hundred
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:26: every, year, hundred
“But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: after...: Heb. at the end of days obtained...: or, I earnestly requested”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 14:26: year, end, two
“And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. the giant: or, Rapha spear: Heb. the staff, or, the head”
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