2 Samuel 18:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 18:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 18:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 18:6 — KJV
“So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;”
— 2 Samuel 18:6 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18:6 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 18:6
“And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:6: people, went, into
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:6: people, went, against
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:6: people, went, field
“Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:6: people, into, against
“And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 18:6: people, went, against
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