2 Samuel 21:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 21:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 21:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 21:1 — KJV
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
— 2 Samuel 21:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 21:1 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 21:1
“Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 21:1: then, days, david
“And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. shall come...: Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 21:1: then, after, house
“And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 21:1: days, david, three
“And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house. upon the altar that: Heb. upon it, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 21:1: three, year, lord
“And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. the LORD, and: Heb. the face of the LORD, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 21:1: lord, answered, heb
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