1 Samuel 21:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 21:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 21:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LO..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 21:6 — KJV
“So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.”
— 1 Samuel 21:6 (KJV)
1 Samuel 21:6 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 21:6
“And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. and will...: Heb. not to hearken”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:6: priest, before, lord
“And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. worthy...: Heb. a man of death”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:6: priest, before, lord
“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable...: Heb. abominations”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:6: taken, before, lord
“How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:6: priest, gave, bread
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:6: gave, bread, put
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