2 Samuel 16:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 16:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 16:18 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 16:18 — KJV
“And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.”
— 2 Samuel 16:18 (KJV)
2 Samuel 16:18 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 16:18
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:18: whom, lord, people
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:18: whom, lord, people
“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. appointed: Heb. commanded”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:18: hushai, absalom, lord
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:18: lord, people, men
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:18: lord, people, men
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