2 Samuel 2:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 2:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 2:30 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servan..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 2:30 — KJV
“And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel.”
— 2 Samuel 2:30 (KJV)
2 Samuel 2:30 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 2:30
“And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:30: joab, people, david
“And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:30: gathered, together, servants
“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:30: gathered, people, together
“And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:30: gathered, people, together
“And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. behaved...: or, prospered”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 2:30: people, david, servants
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