1 Samuel 20:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 20:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 20:26 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 20:26 — KJV
“Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.”
— 1 Samuel 20:26 (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:26 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 20:26
“And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:26: any, thing, hath
“What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; running...: Heb. running of the reins”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:26: any, thing, hath
“Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:26: any, thing, hath
“The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:26: any, thing, hath
“And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:26: any, day, hath
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