2 Samuel 23:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 23:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 23:19 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 23:19 — KJV
“Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.”
— 2 Samuel 23:19 (KJV)
2 Samuel 23:19 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 23:19
“Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:19: honourable, three, captain
“Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:19: honourable, three, attained
“He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. more...: or, honourable among the thirty guard: or, council: Heb. at his command”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:19: honourable, three, attained
“For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:19: most, three, therefore
“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. Levi: that is, Joined”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:19: three, therefore
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