1 Samuel 18:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 18:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 18:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the pe..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 18:13 — KJV
“Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.”
— 1 Samuel 18:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:13 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 18:13
“Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:13: made, captain, over
“And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:13: removed, over, came
“And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:13: saul, over, thousand
“Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:13: therefore, made, over
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:13: made, captain, over
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