1 Samuel 14:47
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 14:47 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 14:47 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the ch..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 14:47 — KJV
“So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.”
— 1 Samuel 14:47 (KJV)
1 Samuel 14:47 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 14:47
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:47: over, israel, children
“Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. far...: Heb. over against”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:47: over, israel, against
“On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:47: over, israel, against
“Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:47: over, israel, against
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 14:47: over, israel, side
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