2 Samuel 13:21

“But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.”

"But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth." - 2 Samuel 13:21
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What does 2 Samuel 13:21 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 13:21 in the King James Version reads: "But when King David heard of all these things, he was very wroth." This verse is a part of the larger narrative in the book of 2 Samuel, which recounts the story of King David's reign over Israel. In this…

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The Weight of Anger: A Closer Look at King David's Response

The verse we ponder today is found in 2 Samuel 13:21, which reads, "But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth." This verse encapsulates a moment of profound emotional turmoil in the life of one of the Bible’s most complex figures, King David. As we explore…

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A Prayer for Righteous Anger and Divine Justice

O Lord God of Heaven and Earth, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart heavy and burdened by the brokenness in our world, reflecting upon the words documented in 2 Samuel 13:21, which remind us of the righteous anger that can stir within those who bear…

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2 Samuel 13:21 - "¶ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth."
2 Samuel 21:13 - "And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged."
1 Samuel 13:21 - "Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads."
Habakkuk 2:1-3
2 Samuel 21:21 - "And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him."
2 samuel 23:8-21
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
1 Samuel 2:21 - "And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD."
2 Samuel 21:11 - "And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done."
"And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged." - 2 Samuel 21:13
2 Samuel 13:38 - "So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years."
2 Samuel 21:22 - "These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants."
2 Samuel 22:13 - "Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled."
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1 samuel 21:13 david actin insane before Achish several men watching realistic style
2 Samuel 15:13 - "¶ And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom."
1 Samuel 21:13 - "And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard."
"Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads." - 1 Samuel 13:21
2 Samuel 13:27 - "But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him."
2 Samuel 22:21 - "The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me."
2 Samuel 19:21 - "But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?"
2 Samuel 21:18 - "And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant."
2 Samuel 21:7 - "But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul."
2 Samuel 13:35 - "And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is."
2 Samuel 7:13 - "He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever."
2 Chronicles 13:21 - "¶ But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters."
2 Samuel 21:5 - "And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,"
2 Samuel 10:13 - "And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him."
"And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him." - 2 Samuel 21:21