2 Samuel 5:16

“And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.”

"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16
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What does 2 Samuel 5:16 mean?

2 Samuel 5:16 (KJV) reads: "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." This verse is nestled in the context of the anointing and reign of David as king over all of Israel. After years of conflict and uncertainty, David finally ascends to the throne, fulfilling God's promise and…

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The Legacy of Faithfulness: Lessons from 2 Samuel 5:16

The passage we explore today is a brief, yet profound, snippet from David's reign found in 2 Samuel 5:16: "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." On the surface, this verse appears to be merely a list of names, familiar territory in the genealogical accounts that populate…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Recognition of Godly Leadership

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts filled with reverence and gratitude, seeking Your presence and guidance in our lives. As we reflect on the words found in Your Holy Scripture, specifically in 2 Samuel 5:16, "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet," we are…

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2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
2 Samuel 5:12
2 Samuel 16:5 - "¶ And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came."
2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
2 Samuel 8:16 - "And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;"
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
2 Samuel 16:15 - "¶ And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him."
2 Samuel 16:14 - "And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
"Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia," - 2 Samuel 5:15
2 Samuel 16:16 - "And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king."
1 Samuel 16:2 - "And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 16:20 - "¶ Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do."
2 Samuel 5:4 - "¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
2 Samuel 16:12 - "It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day."
2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
2 Samuel 16:17 - "And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?"
1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
2 Samuel 12:16 - "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."
2 Samuel 22:16 - "And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils."
2 Samuel 18:16 - "And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people."
2 Samuel 5:5 - "In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."
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 22:5 - "When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;"
2 Samuel 5:14 - "And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,"