2 Samuel 12:31
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.”2 Samuel 12:31
What Does 2 Samuel 12:31 Mean?
2 Samuel 12:31 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 12, verse 31 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 12:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 20:3“And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.”Proverbs 20:26“A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.”Genesis 11:3“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.”Deuteronomy 23:6“Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.”1 Samuel 14:44“And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.”2 Samuel 8:2“And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.”2 Chronicles 16:10“Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.”2 Chronicles 25:12“And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.”Jeremiah 43:9“Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh’s house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah;”Amos 1:3“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:”Psalms 21:8“Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.”
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