2 Samuel 3:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 3:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 3:14 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hun..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 3:14 — KJV
“And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
— 2 Samuel 3:14 (KJV)
2 Samuel 3:14 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 3:14
“Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:14: david, saul, son
“Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:14: david, sent, messengers
“Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:14: david, sent, messengers
“And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. valiant: Heb. a son of valour”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:14: david, saul, son
“And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:14: david, saul, hundred
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