2 Samuel 21:21
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him.”2 Samuel 21:21
What Does 2 Samuel 21:21 Mean?
2 Samuel 21:21 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 21, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Friendship.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 21:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 17:10“And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.”1 Samuel 16:9“Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.”1 Samuel 17:25“And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.”1 Samuel 17:36“Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.”Numbers 23:7“And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.”1 Samuel 17:3“And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.”1 Samuel 17:13“And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”2 Kings 19:13“Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?”1 Chronicles 2:13“And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,”1 Chronicles 27:32“Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:”
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