1 Samuel 15:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:27 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:27 — KJV
“And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.”
— 1 Samuel 15:27 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:27 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 15:27
“And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.”
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“And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.”
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“And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. it fell on a day: Heb. there was a day constrained him: Heb. laid hold on him”
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“Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.”
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“And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. Thy friends: Heb. Men of thy peace”
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