1 Samuel 23:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 23:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 23:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 23:5 — KJV
“So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.”
— 1 Samuel 23:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 23:5 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 23:5
“And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. him: Heb. his face”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:5: david, went, fought
“And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. thinking...: or, saying David shall not, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:5: david, men, went
“Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:5: david, men, went
“Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:5: brought, away, smote
“And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 23:5: men, fought, philistines
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