2 Samuel 3:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 3:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 3:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 3:23 — KJV
“When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.”
— 2 Samuel 3:23 (KJV)
2 Samuel 3:23 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 3:23
“But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:23: come, son, came
“And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:23: come, told, saying
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:23: joab, host, abner
“And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:23: joab, told, saying
“And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:23: told, saying, son
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