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2 Samuel 18

2 Samuel 18 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 18 (33 verses)): And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah , Joab's brother, and a third p... Mentions: David, Zeruiah , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Ahimaaz . It is closely linked with 2 Samuel (Old Testament • 24 Chapters): 2 Samuel (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Saul , David, Amalekites , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Judah . Key places: Ziklag , Gilboa , Gath , Ashkelon , Hebron , Jabesh . Opens with: "Now it came to pass after the death of Saul , when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites , and David had abode two days in Z..."

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Jezreel 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:18 , 2 Sam 2:9 , 1 Kgs 18:45 , 1 Kgs 18:46 , 1 Kgs 21:1 , 2 Kgs 8:29 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Samuel 18:9 : "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."; 1 Samuel 2:18 : "But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."; 1 Samuel 18:24 : "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David .". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Samuel 18 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 18 (33 verses)), 2 Samuel (Old Testament • 24 Chapters), 1 Samuel 2 ( 1 Samuel • Chapter 2 (36 verses)).

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Topics, People & Places (36)

2 Samuel 18
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2 Samuel • Chapter 18 (33 verses)

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah , Joab's brother, and a third p... Mentions: David, Zeruiah , Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Ahimaaz .

2 Samuel
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Old Testament • 24 Chapters

2 Samuel (Old Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Saul , David , Amalekites , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Judah . Key places: Ziklag , Gilboa , Gath , Ashkelon , Hebron , Jabesh . Opens with: "Now it came to pass after the death of Saul , when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites , and David had abode two days in Z..."

Jezreel 2
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Biblical Place • 32.556°N, 35.331°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:18 , 2 Sam 2:9 , 1 Kgs 18:45 , 1 Kgs 18:46 , 1 Kgs 21:1 , 2 Kgs 8:29 .

1 Samuel 2
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1 Samuel • Chapter 2 (36 verses)

And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk n... Mentions: Elkanah , Eli , Samuel , Jacob/Israel , Phinehas , Ramah 1 , Shiloh , Egypt .

1 Samuel 12
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1 Samuel • Chapter 12 (25 verses)

And Samuel said unto all Israel , Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my... Mentions: Samuel , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Aaron , Moab , Egypt , Hazor 1 , Ammon .

1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel • Chapter 18 (30 verses)

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul , that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David , and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made... Mentions: Saul, Jonathan, David, Jacob/Israel , Judah .

1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel • Chapter 20 (42 verses)

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah , and came and said before Jonathan , What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or ... Mentions: David , Jonathan , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Jesse , Naioth , Ramah 1 .

1 Samuel 21
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1 Samuel • Chapter 21 (15 verses)

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David , and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know a... Mentions: David, Saul , Nob , Gath .

1 Samuel 22
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1 Samuel • Chapter 22 (23 verses)

David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam : and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves... Mentions: David , Moab , Gad , Judah , Saul , Adullam , Mizpeh 1 , Gibeah 1 , Ramah 1 .

1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel • Chapter 23 (29 verses)

Then they told David , saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah , and they rob the threshingfloors. Therefore David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah . And Da... Mentions: David, Judah , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Keilah, Ziph 1 , Gibeah 1 , Hachilah , Jeshimon .

1 Samuel 24
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1 Samuel • Chapter 24 (22 verses)

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En–gedi. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel , and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats... Mentions: Saul, David, Jacob/Israel .

1 Samuel 25
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1 Samuel • Chapter 25 (44 verses)

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah . And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran . And there was a man in Maon , whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man was very great, and he had... Mentions: Samuel , David , Abigail , Caleb , Jesse , Ramah 1 , Paran , Maon , Carmel , Jezreel 2 .

1 Samuel 26
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1 Samuel • Chapter 26 (25 verses)

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah , saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah , which is before Jeshimon ? Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph , having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph ... Mentions: Saul, David, Jacob/Israel , Ner (or Abiel ), Zeruiah , Gibeah 1 , Hachilah , Jeshimon , Ziph 1.

1 Samuel 27
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1 Samuel • Chapter 27 (12 verses)

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul : there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel : so shall I escape out of his ... Mentions: David , Saul, Jacob/Israel , Abigail , Judah , Gath , Ziklag , Shur , Egypt .

1 Samuel 28
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1 Samuel • Chapter 28 (25 verses)

And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel . And Achish said unto David , Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David, Samuel , Saul , Amalek , Ramah 1 , Shunem , Gilboa .

1 Samuel 29
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1 Samuel • Chapter 29 (11 verses)

Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek : and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel . And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish. Then said the prin... Mentions: David , Saul , Jacob/Israel , Aphek 2 , Jezreel 2 .

2 Chronicles 18
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 18 (34 verses)

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria . And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth –... Mentions: Jehoshaphat , Jacob/Israel , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Samaria , Ramoth 3 , Syria .

Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Recto — John 18:31–33
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The earliest surviving manuscript witness to the New Testament, preserving John 18:31-33 depicting the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Verso — John 18:37–38
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Verso of P52 containing Christ 's famous declaration: 'Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice' and Pilate's question 'What is truth?'.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gallio Inscription at Delphi — Proconsul of Achaia (Acts 18:12)
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Rescript of Emperor Claudius dating the proconsulship of Gallio in Corinth to 51–52 CE, the chronological anchor of Pauline chronology.

Roman Imperial Chancellery (Claudius) / Delphi Excavation • Delphi Archaeological Museum / Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0
2 Kings 18
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2 Kings • Chapter 18 (37 verses)

Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel , that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . His mother's name also was Abi, the ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Hezekiah , Ahaz , Judah , David , Jerusalem , Assyria , Gaza , Samaria , Halah .

Map of Paul's Second Missionary Journey (Acts 15:36–18:22)
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Cilicia , Galatia , Troas (Macedonian Call), Philippi , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens , and Corinth .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Paul's Third Missionary Journey (Acts 18:23–21:16)
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Extended 3-year ministry in Ephesus , visit to Macedonia and Greece , and journey to Jerusalem .

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)
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Sea voyage from Caesarea through Sidon , Myra , Fair Havens ( Crete ), shipwreck at Malta , and arrival in Rome .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
Gustave Doré — The Descent of the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21)
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The holy city, the New Jerusalem , coming down out of heaven from God prepared as a bride adorned.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0
2 Samuel 1
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2 Samuel • Chapter 1 (27 verses)

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul , when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites , and David had abode two days in Ziklag ; It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his h... Mentions: Saul, David, Amalekites , Jacob/Israel , Jonathan , Ziklag , Gilboa , Gath , Ashkelon .

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Crown of Aleppo folio preserving the stichometric poetic layout and authentic Ben- Asher vocalization.

The Hebrew Student Editorial Board (1882) • Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
2 Samuel 2
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2 Samuel • Chapter 2 (32 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah ? And the Lord said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron . So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam th... Mentions: David, Judah , Hebron , Abigail , Saul , Jabesh , Mahanaim , Gilead , Jezreel 2 .

2 Samuel 3
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2 Samuel • Chapter 3 (39 verses)

Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David : but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. And unto David were sons born in Hebron : and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; And his second, Chilea... Mentions: Saul, David, Hebron , Abigail , Maacah , Geshur , Dan , Laish .

2 Samuel 4
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2 Samuel • Chapter 4 (12 verses)

And when Saul 's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron , his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. And Saul 's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the ... Mentions: Saul, Hebron , Benjamin , Jonathan , David , Rimmon 2 , Beeroth , Gittaim , Jezreel 2 .

2 Samuel 5
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2 Samuel • Chapter 5 (25 verses)

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron , and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel : and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, David , Hebron , Saul , Judah , Jerusalem , Zion , Millo , Tyre .

2 Samuel 6
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2 Samuel • Chapter 6 (23 verses)

Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel , thirty thousand. And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah , to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between ... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Judah , Abinadab , Ahio , Gibeah 1 , Uzza .

2 Samuel 7
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2 Samuel • Chapter 7 (29 verses)

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, ... Mentions: Nathan, David , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Egypt .

2 Samuel 8
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2 Samuel • Chapter 8 (18 verses)

And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg–ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab , and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, ... Mentions: David, Moab , Moabites , Joram , Ammon , Rehob 3 , Zobah , Euphrates , Damascus .

2 Samuel 9
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2 Samuel • Chapter 9 (13 verses)

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul , that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan 's sake? And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David , the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy... Mentions: David, Saul, Jonathan , Jerusalem .

2 Samuel 10
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2 Samuel • Chapter 10 (19 verses)

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. Then said David , I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servant... Mentions: Ammon , David, Maacah , Jacob/Israel , Jericho , Zobah , Rehob 3 .

Scripture Passages (24)

1 Samuel 18:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

1 Samuel 2:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2 KJV

But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 18:24 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David .

1 Samuel 18:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 18:14 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

1 Samuel 18:15 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

1 Samuel 18:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

But all Israel and Judah loved David , because he went out and came in before them.

1 Samuel 18:20 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And Michal Saul 's daughter loved David : and they told Saul , and the thing pleased him.

1 Samuel 18:29 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And Saul was yet the more afraid of David ; and Saul became David 's enemy continually.

1 Samuel 18:12 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And Saul was afraid of David , because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul .

2 Samuel 18:15 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

1 Samuel 12:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 12 KJV

So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel .

2 Samuel 18:30 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

1 Samuel 18:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And David said unto Saul , Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel , that I should be son in law to the king?

1 Samuel 18:2 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

1 Samuel 18:28 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David , and that Michal Saul 's daughter loved him.

2 Samuel 18:6 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

So the people went out into the field against Israel : and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim ;

2 Samuel 18:10 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

2 Samuel 18:16 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel : for Joab held back the people.

2 Samuel 18:1 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim .

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

1 Samuel 18:7 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18 KJV

And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

2 Samuel 18:21 (KJV)
2 Samuel 18 KJV

Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

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