2 Samuel 11:25
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.”2 Samuel 11:25
What Does 2 Samuel 11:25 Mean?
2 Samuel 11:25 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 11, verse 25 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Friendship.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 11:25 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Samuel 14:14“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.”Joshua 7:8“O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!”Judges 20:22“And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day.”1 Samuel 6:9“And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us.”2 Samuel 2:26“Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?”2 Samuel 12:1“And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.”2 Samuel 12:26“And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.”1 Kings 21:16“And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.”Ecclesiastes 9:1“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”Ecclesiastes 9:11“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
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