2 Samuel 19:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 19:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 19:40 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 19:40 — KJV
“Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel. Chimham: Heb. Chimhan”
— 2 Samuel 19:40 (KJV)
2 Samuel 19:40 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 19:40
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:40: then, went, judah
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:40: then, king, judah
“And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:40: king, went, gilgal
“And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. was...: Heb. did stink”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:40: gilgal, people, also
“Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 19:40: then, king, people
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