1 Samuel 18:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 18:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 18:26 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not e..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 18:26 — KJV
“And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired. expired: Heb. fulfilled”
— 1 Samuel 18:26 (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:26 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 18:26
“And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:26: servants, david, words
“And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. On...: Heb. According to these words”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:26: servants, told, david
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:26: told, these, words
“And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. after...: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:26: servants, david, king
“And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 18:26: these, king, days
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