2 Samuel 14:17
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.”2 Samuel 14:17
What Does 2 Samuel 14:17 Mean?
2 Samuel 14:17 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 14, verse 17 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 14:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Kings 3:9“Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?”Isaiah 11:3“And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:”1 Samuel 29:9“And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.”2 Samuel 14:20“To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.”Hebrews 5:14“But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”2 Samuel 19:27“And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes.”Proverbs 29:5“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”Exodus 18:19“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:”Job 32:21“Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.”1 Corinthians 2:15“But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.”Galatians 4:14“And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.”1 Kings 10:3“And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.”Job 6:30“Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?”Job 9:23“If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.”Proverbs 27:21“As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.”Daniel 5:11“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;”Zechariah 12:8“In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.”1 Corinthians 2:14“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”1 Kings 3:28“And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.”1 Corinthians 2:4“And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:”
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