2 Samuel 15:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 15:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 15:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 15:23 — KJV
“And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. Kidron: Gr. Cedron”
— 2 Samuel 15:23 (KJV)
2 Samuel 15:23 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 15:23
“Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:23: voice, people, over
“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:23: wept, voice, over
“Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:23: country, passed, king
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:23: people, passed, over
“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:23: voice, people, over
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