1 Chronicles 7:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Chronicles 7:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Chronicles 7:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, be..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Chronicles 7:21 — KJV
“And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.”
— 1 Chronicles 7:21 (KJV)
1 Chronicles 7:21 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 7:21
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:21: whom, men, land
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:21: son, gath, because
“And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. Armenia: Heb. Ararat”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:21: son, ezer, men
“And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. Armenia: Heb. Ararat”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:21: son, ezer, men
“He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. from prison...: or, away by distress and judgment: but, etc was he...: Heb. was the stroke upon him”
Shares key themes with 1 Chronicles 7:21: son, men, land
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