2 Samuel 4:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 4:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 4:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 4:12 — KJV
“And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.”
— 2 Samuel 4:12 (KJV)
2 Samuel 4:12 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 4:12
“Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:12: david, slew, cut
“So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. made: Heb. gave”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:12: men, off, over
“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 4:12: david, men, slew
“Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:12: david, men, cut
“And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel. when: Heb. in the time the instruments: Heb. hands of instruments”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 4:12: david, commanded, men
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