1 Samuel 15:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 15:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 15:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 15:4 — KJV
“And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.”
— 1 Samuel 15:4 (KJV)
1 Samuel 15:4 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 15:4
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:4: gathered, together, numbered
“Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:4: people, numbered, two
“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:4: people, hundred, thousand
“Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:4: saul, people, two
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 15:4: people, hundred, thousand
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