1 Samuel 14:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:23 — KJV
“So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.”
— 1 Samuel 14:23 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:23 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 14:23
“That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:23: lord, israel, passed
“Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:23: lord, saved, israel
“And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:23: lord, israel, day
“And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:23: lord, israel, passed
“Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:23: lord, israel, passed
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