2 Samuel 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 17:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. pleased...: Heb. was right in the eyes of, etc" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 17:4 — KJV
“And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. pleased...: Heb. was right in the eyes of, etc”
— 2 Samuel 17:4 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:4 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 17:4
“And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. pleased...: Heb. was good in the eyes of Pharaoh”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:4: saying, pleased, well
“In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. in...: Heb. By loving, etc that thou regardest...: Heb. that princes or servants are not to thee”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:4: pleased, absalom, well
“And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; pleased...: Heb. were evil in the eyes, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:4: pleased, heb, eyes
“And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. pleased...: Heb. was good in their eyes”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:4: pleased, israel, heb
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:4: well, heb, right
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