1 Chronicles 12:39
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 12:39 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 12:39 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 12:39 — KJV
“And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.”
— 1 Chronicles 12:39 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 12:39 in Context — About the Book of 1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles retells David's story for a generation returning from exile, anchoring their identity in genealogy, worship, and covenant. Its highlights are musical and devotional: David appoints singers, organizes temple worship, and prays one of Scripture's greatest thanksgiving prayers — including the famous prayer of Jabez.
Cross-References for 1 Chronicles 12:39
“And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. yea...: or, especially when this day there is other sanctified in the vessel”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 12:39: david, three, days
“And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 12:39: david, three, days
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 12:39: david, three, days
“So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 12:39: david, three, days
“And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 12:39: david, three, days
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