2 Samuel 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 5:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 5:8 — KJV
“And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. Wherefore...: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not”
— 2 Samuel 5:8 (KJV)
2 Samuel 5:8 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 5:8
“And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. chief: Heb. head”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:8: david, whosoever, smiteth
“Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:8: day, whosoever, soul
“Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:8: day, whosoever, soul
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:8: soul, come, into
“Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 5:8: day, come, into
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