2 Samuel 5:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 5:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 5:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. burned...: or, took them away" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 5:21 — KJV
“And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. burned...: or, took them away”
— 2 Samuel 5:21 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5:21 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 5:21
“And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.”
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“And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.”
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“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.”
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“Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.”
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“And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. ward: Heb. an house of ward shut...: Heb. bound living...: Heb. in widowhood of life”
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