1 Samuel 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 1:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. provoked: Heb. an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 1:6 — KJV
“And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. provoked: Heb. angered”
— 1 Samuel 1:6 (KJV)
1 Samuel 1:6 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 1:6
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:6: provoked, make, lord
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:6: adversary, because, lord
“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. with: Heb. before honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance deliverance: or, victory”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:6: also, because, lord
“Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. provocations: Heb. angers”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:6: provoked, because, lord
“The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. bright: Heb. made bright, or, scoured”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:6: also, make, lord
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