2 Samuel 17:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 17:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 17:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after Davi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 17:1 — KJV
“Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:”
— 2 Samuel 17:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:1 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 17:1
“And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. escape...: Heb. deliver himself from our eyes”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:1: absalom, now, pursue
“And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:1: thousand, men, pursue
“And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:1: moreover, let, now
“Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. into...: or, from the rock”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:1: men, pursue, after
“Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:1: moreover, thousand, men
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