1 Samuel 20:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 20:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 20:37 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 20:37 — KJV
“And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?”
— 1 Samuel 20:37 (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:37 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 20:37
“And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:37: come, place, after
“For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:37: come, place, cried
“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:37: come, place, after
“John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:37: come, cried, after
“And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:37: come, place, after
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