2 Samuel 24:19

“And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded.”

"And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded." - 2 Samuel 24:19
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What does 2 Samuel 24:19 mean?

The verse in 2 Samuel 24:19 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord commanded." This passage comes towards the end of the Book of 2 Samuel, in a chapter that recounts the census David ordered, which resulted…

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Obedience Amidst Consequences: A Devotional on 2 Samuel 24:19

The passage 2 Samuel 24:19 speaks volumes about the relationship between divine obedience and human consequences. The King James Version reads: "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded." This verse falls within a broader context where King David…

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A Prayer of Obedience and Faithfulness

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before Your majestic presence today, humbled and grateful for Your unfailing love and guidance. As we reflect on the words of 2 Samuel 24:19, where it is written, "And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the…

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2 Samuel 20:24 - "And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder:"
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2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
2 Samuel 24:6 - "Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon,"
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1 Samuel 24:19 - "For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day."
2 Samuel 22:24 - "I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity."
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 17:24 - "Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him."
1 Samuel 2:24 - "Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress."
2 Kings 24:19 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done."
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 24:11 - "For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,"
2 Samuel 24:5 - "¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:"
2 Samuel 24:8 - "So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days."
2 Samuel 19:23 - "Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him."
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