1 Samuel 25:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five me..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:18 — KJV
“Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. clusters: or, lumps”
— 1 Samuel 25:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:18 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 25:18
“And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:18: two, hundred, loaves
“Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. meat...: or, victual of meal”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:18: wine, sheep, raisins
“They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:18: made, took, bottles
“And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. took...: Heb. led captive men: Heb. souls of men”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:18: took, two, hundred
“Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:18: then, took, two
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