2 Samuel 17:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 17:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 17:13 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the rive..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 17:13 — KJV
“Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.”
— 2 Samuel 17:13 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:13 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 17:13
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:13: city, then, israel
“Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:13: into, city, then
“Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:13: city, then, bring
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:13: into, then, israel
“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:13: into, then, israel
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