2 Samuel 2:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 2:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 2:10 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Ju..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 2:10 — KJV
“Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.”
— 2 Samuel 2:10 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2:10 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 2:10
“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:10: son, forty, years
“And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. began...: Heb. reigned”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:10: son, years, began
“And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:10: son, years, began
“Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:10: son, years, began
“In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:10: son, years, began
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