1 Samuel 17:44
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:44 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:44 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:44 — KJV
“And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.”
— 1 Samuel 17:44 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:44 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 17:44
“The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:44: flesh, fowls, air
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:44: philistine, give, fowls
“The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:44: give, flesh, fowls
“And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. open...: Heb. face of the field”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:44: give, fowls, beasts
“So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. steep...: or, towers, or, stairs”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:44: fowls, air, beasts
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