2 Samuel 17:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 17:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 17:28 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentil..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 17:28 — KJV
“Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, basons: or, cups”
— 2 Samuel 17:28 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:28 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 17:28
“Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. fitches: or, spelt”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:28: wheat, barley, beans
“And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:28: brought, parched, corn
“And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. the husk...: or, his scrip, or, garment”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:28: brought, barley, corn
“Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:28: brought, basons, vessels
“And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. pots: sextarius is about a pint and an half tables: or, beds”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:28: beds, vessels, cups
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