1 Samuel 18:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 18:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 18:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 18:16 — KJV
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.”
— 1 Samuel 18:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:16 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 18:16
“But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:16: judah, because, went
“But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:16: israel, went, came
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:16: israel, because, came
“Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. was...: Heb. did shut up, and was shut up”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:16: israel, because, went
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:16: israel, went, came
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