1 Samuel 10:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 10:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 10:20 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 10:20 — KJV
“And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.”
— 1 Samuel 10:20 (KJV)
1 Samuel 10:20 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 10:20
“And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:20: tribes, israel, come
“And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. whereunto...: Heb. unto whom they shall be”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:20: tribes, israel, tribe
“So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:20: tribes, israel, tribe
“Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:20: tribes, israel, near
“And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:20: tribes, israel, tribe
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