2 Samuel 15:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 15:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 15:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 15:1 — KJV
“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.”
— 2 Samuel 15:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 15:1 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 15:1
“Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. be king: Heb. reign”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:1: prepared, chariots, fifty
“But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:1: after, chariots, horses
“And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:1: came, pass, after
“And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:1: after, chariots, horses
“And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:1: came, after, chariots
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