2 Samuel 17:11

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“This is what I suggest: You must gather all the Israelites together from Dan to Beersheba. Then there will be many people, like the sand by the sea. Then you yourself must go into the battle.

Cross References

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you and give you as many descendants as the stars in the sky. There will be as many people as sand on the seashore. And your people will live in cities that they will take from their enemies.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord showed that he judges fairly. The wicked were caught by what they did to hurt others. Higgayon Selah

Judges 20:1

So all the Israelites joined together. They all came together to stand before the Lord in the city of Mizpah. People came from everywhere in Israel. Even the Israelites from Gilead were there.

Joshua 11:4

So the armies of all these kings came together. There were many fighting men and many horses and chariots. It was a very large army—it looked as if there were as many men as grains of sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 20:10

Then they came back with another message from Ben-Hadad that said, “I will completely destroy Samaria. I promise that there will be nothing left of that city! There will not be enough of that city left for my men to find any souvenirs to take home. May the gods destroy me if I don’t do this!”

1 Kings 4:20

In Judah and Israel there were as many people as sand on the seashore. The people were happy and had plenty to eat and drink.

2 Samuel 24:2

King David said to Joab, the captain of the army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people. Then I will know how many people there are.”

2 Samuel 12:28

Now bring the rest of the army together and attack Rabbah. Capture this city before I do, or else it will be called by my name.”

Genesis 13:16

I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.

Genesis 21:14

Early the next morning Abraham took some food and water and gave them to Hagar. She carried them and left with her boy. She left that place and wandered in the desert of Beersheba.

1 Samuel 3:20

Then all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, knew that Samuel was a true prophet of the Lord.

1 Samuel 13:5

The Philistines gathered to fight Israel. The Philistines camped at Micmash, east of Beth Aven. They had 3000 chariots and 6000 horse soldiers. There were so many Philistines that they were like sand on the seashore.