2 Samuel 19:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 19:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 19:37 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 19:37 — KJV
“Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.”
— 2 Samuel 19:37 (KJV)
2 Samuel 19:37 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 19:37
“And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? Go...: Heb. Go return”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:37: let, pray, turn
“And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:37: servant, again, die
“Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:37: turn, back, again
“And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:37: let, pray, mine
“My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:37: let, pray, again
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