2 Samuel 12:9

2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 12

“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”2 Samuel 12:9

What Does 2 Samuel 12:9 Mean?

2 Samuel 12:9 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 12, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 12:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Numbers 15:31“Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.”Psalms 32:5“I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.”1 Samuel 2:30“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”Psalms 51:14“Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.”1 Samuel 15:19“Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?”2 Samuel 11:15“And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.”2 Samuel 11:27“And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.”Psalms 51:4“Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.”Psalms 90:8“Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.”1 Samuel 15:23“For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.”1 Samuel 24:5“And it came to pass afterward, that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul’s skirt.”Psalms 139:1“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.”Psalms 139:3“Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.”Proverbs 11:31“Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.”Jeremiah 18:10“If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.”Amos 2:4“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:”Genesis 3:13“And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”Genesis 9:5“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.”Exodus 20:13“Thou shalt not kill.”Exodus 32:35“And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.”

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