1 Samuel 19:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 19:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 19:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 19:10 — KJV
“And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.”
— 1 Samuel 19:10 (KJV)
1 Samuel 19:10 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 19:10
“And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:10: saul, smite, david
“And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. the next...: Heb. their morrow”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:10: david, even, smote
“For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:10: away, smote, into
“And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. Wherefore...: or, Because they had said, even the blind and the lame, He shall not”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:10: smite, david, even
“And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. horsemen: also called, footmen”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:10: david, even, smote
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