2 Samuel 3:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 3:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 3:28 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Ab..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 3:28 — KJV
“And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: blood: Heb. bloods”
— 2 Samuel 3:28 (KJV)
2 Samuel 3:28 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 3:28
“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:28: david, lord, blood
“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:28: before, lord, ever
“Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:28: kingdom, before, lord
“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. grieved: Heb. bitter”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:28: david, lord, ever
“Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 3:28: david, heard, lord
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