2 Samuel 24:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 24:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 24:25 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 24:25 — KJV
“And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.”
— 2 Samuel 24:25 (KJV)
2 Samuel 24:25 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 24:25
“And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:25: david, built, altar
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:25: altar, lord, offered
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:25: lord, offered, burnt
“That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:25: built, altar, lord
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:25: lord, offered, burnt
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