2 Samuel 18:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 18:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 18:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 18:17 — KJV
“And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.”
— 2 Samuel 18:17 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18:17 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 18:17
“And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:17: took, cast, into
“And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:17: into, great, very
“And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:17: cast, great, stones
“And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:17: very, stones, israel
“And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:17: took, pit, very
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