2 Samuel 19:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 19:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 19:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 19:17 — KJV
“And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.”
— 2 Samuel 19:17 (KJV)
2 Samuel 19:17 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 19:17
“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 19:17: thousand, men, benjamin
“Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:17: ziba, servant, fifteen
“Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:17: thousand, men, servant
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:17: men, servant, house
“And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:17: thousand, men, benjamin
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