2 Samuel 2:18
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.”2 Samuel 2:18
What Does 2 Samuel 2:18 Mean?
2 Samuel 2:18 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 2, verse 18 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 2:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 12:8“And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains;”2 Samuel 22:34“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.”2 Samuel 23:24“Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,”Habakkuk 3:19“The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.”1 Samuel 26:6“Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.”2 Samuel 14:1“Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.”Psalms 18:33“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.”Song of Solomon 2:17“Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.”Song of Solomon 8:14“Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.”2 Samuel 1:23“Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.”2 Samuel 2:13“And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.”2 Samuel 20:6“And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us.”2 Samuel 23:18“And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.”1 Kings 2:5“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.”1 Chronicles 2:15“Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:”1 Chronicles 2:16“Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.”1 Chronicles 11:6“And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.”1 Chronicles 11:20“And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.”1 Chronicles 11:26“Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,”1 Chronicles 27:7“The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.”
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