2 Samuel 17:29
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.”2 Samuel 17:29
What Does 2 Samuel 17:29 Mean?
2 Samuel 17:29 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 17, verse 29 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wilderness.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 17:29 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Samuel 16:2“And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.”2 Samuel 16:14“And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there.”Isaiah 21:14“The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.”Deuteronomy 32:14“Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.”Judges 8:4“And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.”1 Samuel 17:18“And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.”2 Samuel 17:2“And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:”Job 20:17“He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.”Psalms 34:8“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”Psalms 84:11“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”Ecclesiastes 11:1“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”Isaiah 7:22“And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.”Isaiah 58:7“Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?”Luke 8:3“And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.”Romans 12:13“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”Philippians 4:15“Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.”
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