1 Samuel 21:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 21:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 21:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. present: He..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 21:3 — KJV
“Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. present: Heb. found”
— 1 Samuel 21:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 21:3 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 21:3
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:3: now, thine, hand
“And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. blessing: or, present follow...: Heb. walk at the feet of, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:3: now, thine, hand
“And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:3: now, therefore, hand
“And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:3: now, thine, hand
“And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:3: now, thine, hand
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