2 Samuel 1:8

2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.”2 Samuel 1:8

What Does 2 Samuel 1:8 Mean?

2 Samuel 1:8 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 1, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 1:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Samuel 30:13“And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.”1 Samuel 30:17“And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.”1 Samuel 15:3“Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.”1 Samuel 30:1“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;”Genesis 14:7“And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.”Exodus 17:8“Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.”Exodus 17:14“And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”Numbers 24:20“And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.”Deuteronomy 25:17“Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt;”1 Samuel 27:8“And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.”2 Samuel 1:13“And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”

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