1 Samuel 25:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his househ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:17 — KJV
“Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.”
— 1 Samuel 25:17 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:17 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 25:17
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:17: now, know, evil
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:17: now, know, master
“Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:17: now, therefore, evil
“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:17: now, therefore, know
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:17: now, therefore, wilt
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