1 Samuel 17:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:28 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:28 — KJV
“And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.”
— 1 Samuel 17:28 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:28 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 17:28
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:28: brother, anger, kindled
“Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:28: heard, spake, against
“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:28: men, wilderness, know
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:28: spake, men, know
“And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. upon...: Heb. upon the face of the earth”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:28: brother, against, whom
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