1 Samuel 23:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 23:13 — by Collins Asein
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1 Samuel 23:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they coul..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 23:13 — KJV
“Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.”
— 1 Samuel 23:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 23:13 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 23:13
“And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:13: men, about, six
“Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:13: david, men, hundred
“Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:13: then, david, men
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:13: david, men, hundred
“And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. appointed: Heb. girded”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:13: then, men, six
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