2 Samuel 19:10

“And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?”

"And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?" - 2 Samuel 19:10
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What does 2 Samuel 19:10 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 19:10 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?" This verse comes from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament, which tells the…

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Returning to the King: A Call to Restoration

In the heart of 2 Samuel 19:10, we encounter a moment of profound grief and the longing for restoration: "And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?" This verse serves as a poignant reminder in the…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Unity

O Lord, our Sovereign King, we gather before Your throne of grace and mercy, with hearts both heavy and hopeful. We come to You today reflecting upon the profound message of 2 Samuel 19:10, which reminds us of the tumult and trials faced in the midst of leadership and rebellion…

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2 Samuel 19:1 - "And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom."
2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
2 Samuel 24:19 - "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded."
2 Samuel 2:19 - "And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner."
2 Samuel 1:19 - "The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!"
2 Samuel 19:2 - "And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
1 Samuel 19:10 - "And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night."
2 Chronicles 10:19 - "And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day."
2 Samuel 10:10 - "And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon."
2 Samuel 19:23 - "Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him."
2 Samuel 11:19 - "And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,"
2 Samuel 23:19 - "Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three."
2 Samuel 17:19 - "And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known."
2 Samuel 19:33 - "And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem."
2 Samuel 22:10 - "He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet."
2 Samuel 19:36 - "Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?"
2 Samuel 19:16 - "¶ And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David."
2 Samuel 10:7 - "And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men."
2 Samuel 10:15 - "¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together."