2 Samuel 24:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 24:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 24:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 24:1 — KJV
“And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.”
— 2 Samuel 24:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 24:1 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 24:1
“But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. Achan: also called, Achar Zabdi: also called, Zimri”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:1: again, anger, lord
“And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:1: again, anger, lord
“And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:1: again, anger, lord
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:1: again, anger, lord
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:1: again, lord, against
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