1 Samuel 10:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 10:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 10:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three me..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 10:3 — KJV
“Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:”
— 1 Samuel 10:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 10:3 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 10:3
“And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:3: then, shalt, thence
“And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:3: then, thence, come
“If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:3: then, shalt, three
“That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. aided...: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:3: then, come, three
“And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 10:3: shalt, come, meet
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