2 Samuel 4:11

“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”

"How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?" - 2 Samuel 4:11
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What does 2 Samuel 4:11 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 4:11 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?" This verse occurs in…

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The Weight of Bloodshed: A Call to Righteousness

2 Samuel 4:11 states, "How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?" This verse, spoken by David in response to the assassination of…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteousness

Heavenly Father, As I approach Your throne this day, my heart is heavy with the weight of injustice and the pain of the innocent who suffer at the hands of the wicked. I am reminded of the sobering words found in 2 Samuel 4:11, where it is written, "How much more, when wicked…

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2 Samuel 4:11 - "How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?"
1 Samuel 4:11 - "And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain."
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2 Samuel 2:11 - "And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months."
"And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain." - 1 Samuel 4:11
1 Samuel 11:4 - "¶ Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept."
2 Samuel 4:3 - "And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
2 Samuel 21:11 - "And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
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 3:11 - "And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him."
2 Samuel 11:14 - "¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah."
2 Samuel 3:4 - "And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"
2 Samuel 22:11 - "And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind."
2 Samuel 11:22 - "¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for."
2 Samuel 7:4 - "¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
2 Samuel 11:6 - "¶ And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David."
2 Samuel 11:26 - "¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband."
2 Samuel 1:11 - "Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:"
1 Samuel 2:11 - "And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest."