2 Samuel 23:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 23:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 23:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. more....." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 23:23 — KJV
“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”
— 2 Samuel 23:23 (KJV)
2 Samuel 23:23 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 23:23
“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 23:23: honourable, thirty, attained
“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 23:23: more, honourable, than
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:23: more, than, first
“Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. set by: Heb. precious”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 23:23: more, than, david
“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 23:23: thirty, three, david
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