1 Samuel 20:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 20:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 20:36 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 20:36 — KJV
“And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. beyond...: Heb. to pass over him”
— 1 Samuel 20:36 (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:36 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 20:36
“And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth. no hurt: Heb. not any thing”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:36: lad, find, arrows
“I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. I am not...: Heb. I am less than all”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:36: now, heb, pass
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: branches: Heb. daughters”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:36: run, ran, heb
“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: go: Heb. pass over”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:36: now, heb, pass
“Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. overthrown: Heb. fallen”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:36: now, heb, pass
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