1 Samuel 20:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 20:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 20:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 20:8 — KJV
“Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”
— 1 Samuel 20:8 (KJV)
1 Samuel 20:8 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 20:8
“Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:8: therefore, shalt, brought
“And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:8: shalt, into, lord
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:8: shalt, lord, iniquity
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:8: shalt, lord, iniquity
“Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 20:8: brought, into, lord
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