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2Sa 17:11 — Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

all Israel		2Sa 24:2; Jdg 20:1
as the sand		Gen 13:16; Gen 22:17; Jos 11:4; 1Ki 4:20; 1Ki 20:10
thou go		Heb. they face, or presence, go, etc
in thine		2Sa 12:28; Psa 7:15,16; Psa 9:16

Correlating Passages

all Israel

	2Sa 24:2	For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
	Jdg 20:1	Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

as the sand

	Gen 13:16	And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered.
	Gen 22:17	That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
	Jos 11:4	And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
	1Ki 4:20	Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is] by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
	1Ki 20:10	And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.

in thine

	2Sa 12:28	Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
	Psa 7:15	He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch [which] he made.
	Psa 7:16	His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
	Psa 9:16	The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 17:11," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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