1 Samuel 13:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 13:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 13:19 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 13:19 — KJV
“Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:”
— 1 Samuel 13:19 (KJV)
1 Samuel 13:19 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 13:19
“And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:19: now, throughout, land
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:19: now, throughout, land
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:19: now, found, israel
“And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. into...: Heb. to make powder”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:19: throughout, land, israel
“And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. Geba: or, the hill”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:19: throughout, land, philistines
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