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Old Testament2 Samuel · Chapter 6

2 Samuel 6:1

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 6:1 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

2 Samuel 6:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

2 Samuel 6:1 — KJV

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2 Samuel 6:1 (KJV)

2 Samuel 6:1 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.

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Cross-References for 2 Samuel 6:1

And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.

Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 6:1: gathered, together, men

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 6:1: again, gathered, chosen

So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. knit...: Heb. fellows

Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 6:1: again, gathered, together

And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them.

Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 6:1: again, chosen, men

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. set...: Heb. ranged the battle

Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 6:1: again, gathered, together

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey