2 Samuel 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 2:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 2:17 — KJV
“And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.”
— 2 Samuel 2:17 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2:17 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 2:17
“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 2:17: day, men, israel
“And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:17: battle, day, men
“And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. so had David...: Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:17: very, day, men
“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. wept...: Heb. wept a great weeping”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:17: very, sore, men
“And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:17: very, sore, day
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