1 Samuel 13:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 13:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 13:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 13:11 — KJV
“And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;”
— 1 Samuel 13:11 (KJV)
1 Samuel 13:11 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 13:11
“Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. the great...: Heb. the showers”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:11: because, people, within
“And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:11: people, philistines, gathered
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:11: saw, people, gathered
“For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:11: because, people, gathered
“Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. from...: or, more than the please...: or, abound with the”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:11: hast, because, people
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