1 Samuel 14:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:14 — KJV
“And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow. an...: or, half a furrow of an acre of land”
— 1 Samuel 14:14 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:14 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 14:14
“I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:14: made, men, land
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:14: made, men, land
“And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:14: about, men, within
“For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. gods: or, princes”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:14: first, men, land
“And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:14: men, land, might
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