1 Samuel 24:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 24:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 24:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 24:22 — KJV
“And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold.”
— 1 Samuel 24:22 (KJV)
1 Samuel 24:22 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 24:22
“And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:22: david, went, gat
“And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:22: david, saul, went
“And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:22: david, went, men
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. which lieth: Heb. which is turned a slaughter...: Heb. a weapon of his breaking in pieces by his...: Heb. upon his loins”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:22: went, men, gat
“Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:22: went, men, gat
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