2 Samuel 4:7
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.”2 Samuel 4:7
What Does 2 Samuel 4:7 Mean?
2 Samuel 4:7 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 4, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 8 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (8)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 4:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 17:54“And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.”1 Samuel 20:16“So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”1 Samuel 31:9“And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.”2 Samuel 2:29“And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.”2 Samuel 11:2“And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.”2 Kings 10:6“Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.”Matthew 14:11“And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.”Mark 6:28“And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.”
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