1 Samuel 14:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:38 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:38 — KJV
“And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. chief: Heb. corners”
— 1 Samuel 14:38 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:38 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 14:38
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:38: people, see, sin
“Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, and the third day”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:38: near, know, sin
“And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:38: saul, see, hath
“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:38: hither, chief, see
“For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. for they...: or, since the seven eyes of the LORD shall rejoice plummet: Heb. stone of tin”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:38: see, sin, hath
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