2 Samuel 18:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 18:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 18:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 18:1 — KJV
“And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.”
— 2 Samuel 18:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18:1 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 18:1
“Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:1: david, captains, thousands
“And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. possession: or, cattle and of...: or, and his sons officers: or, eunuchs”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:1: david, captains, thousands
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:1: people, set, captains
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:1: numbered, captains, thousands
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:1: people, thousands, hundreds
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