1 Samuel 14:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:37 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? Bu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:37 — KJV
“And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.”
— 1 Samuel 14:37 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:37 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 14:37
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:37: god, philistines, deliver
“Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:37: saul, god, down
“And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:37: down, after, deliver
“And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:37: god, deliver, into
“And David enquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:37: god, philistines, wilt
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