2 Samuel 4:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 4:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 4:11 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now re..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 4:11 — KJV
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
— 2 Samuel 4:11 (KJV)
2 Samuel 4:11 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 4:11
“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 4:11: more, men, righteous
“But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:11: person, require, blood
“And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:11: how, more, now
“Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. avenging...: Heb. saving thyself”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:11: own, therefore, now
“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:11: more, own, therefore
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