1 Samuel 19:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 19:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 19:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 19:13 — KJV
“And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. image: Heb. teraphim”
— 1 Samuel 19:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 19:13 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 19:13
“And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:13: image, bed, pillow
“And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:13: took, laid, bed
“But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:13: took, bed, put
“And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out. stretched forth: Heb. sent forth”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:13: took, put, cloth
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:13: took, put, heb
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