1 Samuel 10:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 10:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 10:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 10:23 — KJV
“And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.”
— 1 Samuel 10:23 (KJV)
1 Samuel 10:23 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 10:23
“And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:23: among, people, higher
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:23: ran, among, people
“And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:23: ran, stood, among
“These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:23: ran, stood, among
“And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:23: ran, stood, people
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