2 Samuel 16:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 16:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 16:22 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 16:22 — KJV
“So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.”
— 2 Samuel 16:22 (KJV)
2 Samuel 16:22 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 16:22
“Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: lamb: or, kid”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:22: tent, house, father
“And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:22: house, went, father
“So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:22: house, went, father
“Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:22: house, went, father
“For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 16:22: house, went, father
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