1 Samuel 25:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also gird..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:13 — KJV
“And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.”
— 1 Samuel 25:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:13 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 25:13
“Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. men that...: or, every one drawing a sword”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:13: men, every, sword
“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 25:13: david, men, also
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:13: david, men, four
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:13: david, men, also
“A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. every man: Heb. a poll”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:13: men, every, went
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