2 Samuel 12:28

“Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.”

"Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name." - 2 Samuel 12:28
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What does 2 Samuel 12:28 mean?

In 2 Samuel 12:28, the King James Version states, "Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name." This verse comes in the context of the prophet Nathan's confrontation with…

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The Weight of Responsibility: Lessons from 2 Samuel 12:28

**Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 12:28 (KJV)** "Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name." In the narrative surrounding 2 Samuel 12, we find ourselves in the midst of a…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Leadership in Adversity

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I come before You in humble adoration, recognizing Your supreme authority over all matters of life and death. I acknowledge my human limitations in the face of the challenges that arise daily. As I meditate on the words of 2 Samuel…

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2 Samuel 12:28 - "Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name."
1 Samuel 28:12 - "And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul."
2 Samuel 23:28 - "Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,"
2 Samuel 5:12
1 Samuel 2:12
2 Samuel 14:28 - "¶ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face."
2 Samuel 12:2 - "The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:"
2 Samuel 2:28 - "So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more."
"Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite," - 2 Samuel 23:28
2 Samuel 12:12 - "For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun."
2 Samuel 15:28 - "See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me."
2 Samuel 22:28 - "And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down."
2 Samuel 17:28 - "Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,"
2 Samuel 2:12 - "¶ And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon."
1 Samuel 2:12 - "¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD."
2 Samuel 12:26 - "And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city."
2 Samuel 7:28 - "And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:"
2 Samuel 12:29 - "And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it."
2 Samuel 3:28 - "¶ And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:"
2 Samuel 23:12 - "But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory."
2 Samuel 8:12 - "Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah."
2 Samuel 22:12 - "And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies."
2 Samuel 16:12 - "It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day."
2 Samuel 12:25 - "And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD."
"The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:" - 2 Samuel 12:2
"And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul." - 1 Samuel 28:12
2 Samuel 12:6 - "And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."
2 Samuel 12:16 - "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."
1 Samuel 28:15