1 Samuel 23:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 23:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 23:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 23:22 — KJV
“Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. haunt...: Heb. foot shall be”
— 1 Samuel 23:22 (KJV)
1 Samuel 23:22 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 23:22
“Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:22: yet, see, place
“Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? howsoever: Heb. be what may ready: or, convenient”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:22: pray, yet, see
“Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. where...: or, which was seen of David his father Ornan: also called, Araunah”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:22: prepare, see, place
“And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. place: Heb. station”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:22: prepare, see, place
“Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. layeth...: Heb. spreadeth”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:22: yet, know, dealeth
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