1 Samuel 13:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 13:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 13:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. garrison: or, standing camp" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 13:23 — KJV
“And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. garrison: or, standing camp”
— 1 Samuel 13:23 (KJV)
1 Samuel 13:23 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 13:23
“In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:23: philistines, went, camp
“Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. three...: or, three captains over the thirty”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:23: philistines, went, camp
“And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. present: Heb. found Gibeah: Heb. Geba”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:23: philistines, michmash, camp
“And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:23: garrison, philistines, passage
“Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:23: philistines, went, camp
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