2 Samuel 17:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 17:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 17:26 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 17:26 — KJV
“So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.”
— 2 Samuel 17:26 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:26 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 17:26
“And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:26: israel, land, gilead
“And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest,”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:26: israel, land, gilead
“And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:26: israel, land, gilead
“And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. oppressed: Heb. crushed”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:26: israel, land, gilead
“And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:26: israel, land, gilead
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