1 Samuel 18:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 18:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 18:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 18:2 — KJV
“And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.”
— 1 Samuel 18:2 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:2 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 18:2
“And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:2: saul, day, would
“Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. bring: Heb. gather”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:2: let, home, father
“And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:2: day, let, father
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:2: took, day, father
“But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:2: took, day, would
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