1 Samuel 14:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:29 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I ta..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:29 — KJV
“Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.”
— 1 Samuel 14:29 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:29 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 14:29
“Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. I denied...: Heb. I kept not back from him”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:29: then, land, see
“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. undone: Heb. cut off”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:29: then, see, mine
“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:29: father, hath, see
“Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:29: then, see, how
“Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:29: then, father, hath
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