Overview
David’s reign displays both God’s covenant faithfulness and the painful consequences of human sin.
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2 Samuel
History · 24 chapters · 695 KJV verses
24chapters
695KJV verses
5,204outgoing cross-references
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H1732da.vidDavid · 285 tagged occurrencesH4428me.lekhking · 284 tagged occurrencesH1121benson: child · 208 tagged occurrencesH3068ye.ho.vahLORD · 146 tagged occurrencesH3808lonot · 133 tagged occurrencesH3478yis.ra.elIsrael · 117 tagged occurrencesH1004betplace · 115 tagged occurrencesH5650e.vedservant/slave · 106 tagged occurrencesH376ishman · 106 tagged occurrencesH5971ampeople · 103 tagged occurrencesH53a.vi.sha.lomAbsalom · 102 tagged occurrencesH3097yo.avJoab · 101 tagged occurrences
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127 verses6 people · 5 places · 0 events · 193 cross-refs232 verses16 people · 14 places · 1 events · 172 cross-refs339 verses32 people · 9 places · 1 events · 242 cross-refs412 verses11 people · 6 places · 1 events · 93 cross-refs525 verses15 people · 9 places · 1 events · 183 cross-refs623 verses8 people · 2 places · 1 events · 197 cross-refs729 verses4 people · 1 places · 1 events · 350 cross-refs818 verses20 people · 13 places · 1 events · 152 cross-refs913 verses9 people · 2 places · 1 events · 84 cross-refs1019 verses8 people · 9 places · 1 events · 103 cross-refs1127 verses9 people · 3 places · 1 events · 149 cross-refs1231 verses8 people · 2 places · 1 events · 233 cross-refs1339 verses9 people · 2 places · 1 events · 205 cross-refs1433 verses5 people · 3 places · 1 events · 213 cross-refs1537 verses10 people · 8 places · 1 events · 317 cross-refs1623 verses11 people · 2 places · 1 events · 214 cross-refs1729 verses21 people · 11 places · 1 events · 188 cross-refs1833 verses11 people · 1 places · 1 events · 171 cross-refs1943 verses18 people · 6 places · 1 events · 273 cross-refs2026 verses20 people · 5 places · 1 events · 185 cross-refs2122 verses26 people · 7 places · 1 events · 197 cross-refs2251 verses2 people · 0 places · 1 events · 547 cross-refs2339 verses57 people · 16 places · 1 events · 299 cross-refs2425 verses7 people · 11 places · 1 events · 244 cross-refs
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