1 Samuel 24:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 24:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 24:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 24:5 — KJV
“And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.”
— 1 Samuel 24:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 24:5 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 24:5
“And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:5: came, pass, david
“But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:5: pass, because, cut
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:5: pass, because, cut
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:5: came, pass, cut
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 24:5: came, pass, heart
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