2 Samuel 11:25

“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.”

"Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him." - 2 Samuel 11:25
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What does 2 Samuel 11:25 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 11:25 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and…

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The Heart of a King: Lessons from 2 Samuel 11:25

In the annals of biblical history, few figures are as complex as King David. He was a man after God’s own heart, yet he was also a flawed leader who grappled with sin, power, and the consequences of his choices. In the poignant moment captured in 2 Samuel 11:25, we find David…

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A Prayer of Strength and Encouragement in Times of Struggle

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and a spirit yearning for understanding and strength. I turn to Your Word, as the anchor for my soul, and I reflect upon 2 Samuel 11:25, where David, in his moment of crisis, spoke…

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2 Samuel 11:25 - "Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him."
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2 Samuel 23:25 - "Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,"
2 Samuel 20:25 - "And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:"
2 Samuel 2:25 - "¶ And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill."
"Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite," - 2 Samuel 23:25
2 Samuel 12:25 - "And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD."
2 Samuel 2:11 - "And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months."
1 Samuel 25:11 - "Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?"
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
2 Samuel 1:25 - "How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places."
2 Samuel 22:25 - "Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight."
2 Samuel 21:11 - "And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done."
2 Samuel 5:25 - "And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
"And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:" - 2 Samuel 20:25
2 Samuel 18:25 - "And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near."
2 Samuel 11:22 - "¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for."
2 Samuel 3:11 - "And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him."
2 Samuel 11:14 - "¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah."
2 Samuel 19:25 - "And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?"
2 Samuel 22:11 - "And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind."
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2 Samuel 24:25 - "And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel."
2 Samuel 11:6 - "¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David."
2 Samuel 11:26 - "¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband."