1 Samuel 10:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 10:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 10:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 10:21 — KJV
“When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.”
— 1 Samuel 10:21 (KJV)
1 Samuel 10:21 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 10:21
“And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? so...: Heb. according to this word”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:21: tribe, benjamin, families
“The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: Ahiram: also called, Ehi, or, Aharah”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:21: benjamin, families, family
“And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. into...: Heb. to some that were of the families”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:21: tribe, families, family
“In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:21: tribe, come, families
“And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:21: benjamin, saul, son
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