1 Samuel 2:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:5 — KJV
“They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.”
— 1 Samuel 2:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:5 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 2:5
“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:5: barren, hath, many
“And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:5: hath, born, children
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:5: full, bread, children
“And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. It is...: or, What is this? or, It is a portion”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:5: bread, hath, children
“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:5: bread, hath, seven
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