2 Samuel 24:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 24:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 24:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 24:8 — KJV
“So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.”
— 2 Samuel 24:8 (KJV)
2 Samuel 24:8 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 24:8
“And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. after...: Heb. at the end of days”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:8: land, came, end
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:8: through, land, months
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:8: through, came, months
“But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: after...: Heb. at the end of days obtained...: or, I earnestly requested”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:8: came, jerusalem, end
“It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 24:8: came, jerusalem, end
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