1 Samuel 20:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 20:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 20:32 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 20:32 — KJV
“And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?”
— 1 Samuel 20:32 (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:32 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 20:32
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:32: answered, father, hath
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:32: answered, father, hath
“And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:32: answered, saul, slain
“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:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:32: jonathan, saul, father
“And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:32: saul, wherefore, hath
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