Cross references
2 Samuel 5:2
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
2 Samuel 5:2 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 21 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 2:6 (32 votes) and Micah 5:4 (22 votes). 40 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Numbers 27 to Hebrews 2.
Which verses does 2 Samuel 5:2 point to?
The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Matthew 2:632 votes
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
- Micah 5:422 votes
He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- Ezekiel 34:2319 votes
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24–2516 votes
My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.
- John 10:1112 votes
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- 2 Samuel 7:710 votes
In all My journeys with all the Israelites, have I ever asked any of the leaders I appointed to shepherd My people Israel, ‘Why haven’t you built Me a house of cedar?’
- Isaiah 40:119 votes
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
- 1 Samuel 25:308 votes
When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
- 1 Samuel 16:17 votes
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
- Psalm 78:70–727 votes
He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; from tending the ewes He brought him to be shepherd of His people Jacob, of Israel His inheritance. …
- Isaiah 55:47 votes
- John 10:3–47 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:12–136 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:136 votes
- Numbers 27:175 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:55 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:165 votes
- Hebrews 2:105 votes
- 1 Samuel 9:164 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:144 votes
Which verses point to 2 Samuel 5:2?
The 10 strongest of 40.