1 Samuel 17:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 17:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 17:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill hi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 17:9 — KJV
“If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.”
— 1 Samuel 17:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 17:9 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 17:9
“Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. I shall...: Heb. I shall prevail in fighting against him”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:9: able, fight, prevail
“Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:9: fight, then, against
“Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:9: fight, then, against
“When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:9: fight, then, against
“When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 17:9: then, against, serve
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