1 Samuel 21:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 21:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 21:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomit..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 21:7 — KJV
“Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.”
— 1 Samuel 21:7 (KJV)
1 Samuel 21:7 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 21:7
“O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:7: now, servants, day
“Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, told...: Heb. revealed the ear of Samuel”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:7: now, saul, day
“At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:7: day, before, lord
“And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:7: certain, servants, before
“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 21:7: now, certain, before
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