2 Samuel 15:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 15:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 15:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 15:4 — KJV
“Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!”
— 2 Samuel 15:4 (KJV)
2 Samuel 15:4 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 15:4
“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 15:4: made, every, hath
“Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: Because: Heb. Because for because are...: or, ye are made to come up on the lip of the tongue”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:4: made, every, cause
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:4: land, every, hath
“For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:4: judge, any, cause
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 15:4: made, hath, any
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