1 Samuel 13:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 13:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 13:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themse..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 13:6 — KJV
“When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.”
— 1 Samuel 13:6 (KJV)
1 Samuel 13:6 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 13:6
“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. men...: Heb. men of statures”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:6: men, israel, saw
“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:6: people, then, high
“Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. found...: or, subdued”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:6: israel, people, high
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:6: men, israel, saw
“And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:6: men, israel, saw
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