1 Samuel 15:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:14 — KJV
“And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
— 1 Samuel 15:14 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:14 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 15:14
“And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:14: sheep, mine, oxen
“Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:14: then, ears, hear
“Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:14: mine, ears, hear
“They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. righteous...: Heb. righteousnesses”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:14: then, ears, hear
“Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. For: or, In”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:14: bleating, sheep, hear
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