1 Samuel 17:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:14 — KJV
“And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.”
— 1 Samuel 17:14 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:14 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 17:14
“Ishbosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:14: david, followed, saul
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:14: david, three, saul
“And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. Philistine: or, Philistines instruments...: Heb. three stringed instruments”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:14: david, three, saul
“Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:14: david, three, saul
“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:14: david, three, saul
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