2 Samuel 4:10

“When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:”

"When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:" - 2 Samuel 4:10
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What does 2 Samuel 4:10 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 4:10 in the King James Version states, "When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought I would have given him a reward for his tidings." This verse is found…

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The Weight of Truth: A Reflection on 2 Samuel 4:10

The verse in 2 Samuel 4:10 (KJV) reads: "When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings." This moment in biblical narrative is…

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Prayer for Discernment in Leadership and Decision Making

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a humble heart, seeking Your wisdom and guidance in matters of leadership, truth, and integrity. As I reflect on the words recorded in 2 Samuel 4:10, where it is said, "When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have…

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1 Samuel 10:4 - "And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands."
2 Samuel 4:3 - "And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"
1 Samuel 4:10 - "¶ And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
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."
1 Samuel 2:4 - "The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength."
2 Samuel 17:4 - "And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel."
2 Samuel 22:10 - "He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet."
2 Samuel 3:4 - "And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"
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."
2 Samuel 7:4 - "¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
2 Samuel 18:10 - "And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak."
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2 Samuel 2:4 - "And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul."
2 Samuel 4:1 - "And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled."
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."
2 Samuel 10:1 - "And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead."
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2 Samuel 2:10 - "Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David."
2 Samuel 5:4 - "¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years."
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"And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)" - 2 Samuel 4:3
Matthew 10:2-4…Matthew 10:2-4 New International Version 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.