1 Samuel 14:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan;..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:13 — KJV
“And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.”
— 1 Samuel 14:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:13 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 14:13
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:13: hands, feet, fell
“And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth: or, Meribbaal”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:13: jonathan, feet, fell
“And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:13: hands, feet, slew
“And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:13: hands, fell, before
“And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul. Abinadab: also called, Ishui”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:13: jonathan, after, slew
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