2 Samuel 20:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 20:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 20:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he remove..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 20:12 — KJV
“And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still.”
— 2 Samuel 20:12 (KJV)
2 Samuel 20:12 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 20:12
“And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 20:12: people, stood, into
“And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 20:12: stood, into, field
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 20:12: stood, into, cast
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. which lieth: Heb. which is turned a slaughter...: Heb. a weapon of his breaking in pieces by his...: Heb. upon his loins”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 20:12: stood, cloth, every
“The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 20:12: saw, people, stood
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