2 Samuel 15:30
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.”2 Samuel 15:30
What Does 2 Samuel 15:30 Mean?
2 Samuel 15:30 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 15, verse 30 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 15:30 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 11:4“Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.”Esther 6:12“And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.”Jeremiah 14:3“And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.”2 Samuel 19:4“But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”Ezekiel 24:17“Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.”Luke 19:41“And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,”2 Samuel 16:1“And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.”Job 9:24“The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?”Isaiah 20:2“At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.”Ezekiel 24:23“And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.”Zechariah 14:4“And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.”Luke 19:29“And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,”Luke 19:37“And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;”Luke 21:37“And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.”Luke 22:39“And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.”Acts 1:12“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.”Leviticus 21:10“And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;”2 Samuel 15:32“And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:”2 Samuel 19:24“And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.”1 Kings 11:7“Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.”
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