2 Samuel 18:30

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

"And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still." - 2 Samuel 18:30
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What does 2 Samuel 18:30 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 18:30 from the King James Version of the Bible states: "And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven…

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The Call to Stillness in the Presence of Authority

In 2 Samuel 18:30, we encounter a moment of profound significance when King David calls out to a messenger, saying, "And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still." These words, though brief, encapsulate a divine principle of…

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A Prayer for Stillness and Listening to God

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and humility. As I reflect on the profound moment captured in 2 Samuel 18:30, where King David instructs the Cushite messenger, "Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still," I find…

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2 Samuel 18:30 - "And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still."
1 Samuel 30:18
1 Samuel 30:18 - "And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives."
2 Samuel 23:30 - "Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash,"
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 18:30 - "Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by."
2 Samuel 2:30 - "And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel."
"Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash," - 2 Samuel 23:30
2 Samuel 22:30 - "For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall."
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe."
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
2 Samuel 3:30 - "So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle."
1 Samuel 30:2 - "And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way."
2 Samuel 18:6 - "¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;"
"And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives." - 1 Samuel 30:18
2 Samuel 13:30 - "¶ And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left."
1 Samuel 18:2 - "And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house."
2 Samuel 18:10 - "And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak."
2 Samuel 8:18 - "And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers."
2 Samuel 18:1 - "And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them."
2 Samuel 18:15 - "And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him."
2 Kings 18:30 - "Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria."
"¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod." - 1 Samuel 2:18
2 Chronicles 18:30 - "Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel."
2 Samuel 19:30 - "And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house."
2 Samuel 1:18 - "(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)"
2 Samuel 18:16 - "And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people."
Genesis 18-30