1 Samuel 23:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 23:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 23:28 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Se..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 23:28 — KJV
“Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Selahammahlekoth. Selahammahlekoth: that is, The rock of divisions”
— 1 Samuel 23:28 (KJV)
1 Samuel 23:28 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 23:28
“Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. into...: or, from the rock”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:28: wherefore, saul, after
“And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:28: after, went, against
“And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:28: wherefore, saul, david
“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 23:28: wherefore, saul, david
“Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. set by: Heb. precious”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:28: saul, after, david
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