1 Samuel 15:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:29 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Strength: or, Etern..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:29 — KJV
“And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory”
— 1 Samuel 15:29 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:29 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 15:29
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:29: israel, nor, should
“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:29: lie, repent, should
“And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:29: also, israel, nor
“Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city. sign: or, time and: Heb. with flame: Heb. elevation”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:29: israel, lie, should
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:29: also, israel, should
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