1 Samuel 25:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:21 — KJV
“Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.”
— 1 Samuel 25:21 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:21 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 25:21
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:21: now, surely, evil
“Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:21: now, surely, kept
“For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:21: now, hath, wilderness
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:21: now, kept, hath
“And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:21: david, kept, hath
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