1 Samuel 19:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 19:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 19:4 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, agai..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 19:4 — KJV
“And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:”
— 1 Samuel 19:4 (KJV)
1 Samuel 19:4 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 19:4
“And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:4: spake, david, father
“And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:4: david, sin, servant
“Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:4: father, let, sin
“Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. gall: or, poison”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:4: let, sin, against
“O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 19:4: father, king, sin
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