1 Samuel 18:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 18:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 18:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 18:12 — KJV
“And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.”
— 1 Samuel 18:12 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:12 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 18:12
“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 18:12: saul, david, because
“But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.”
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“But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.”
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“So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:12: saul, david, because
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
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