1 Samuel 10:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 10:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 10:26 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 10:26 — KJV
“And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.”
— 1 Samuel 10:26 (KJV)
1 Samuel 10:26 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 10:26
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:26: went, gibeah, men
“And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: other: Heb. second”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:26: saul, also, band
“And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: who...: Heb. great of acts lionlike...: Heb. lion of God”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:26: also, went, men
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:26: went, band, men
“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:26: also, band, men
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