1 Samuel 25:44
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:44 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:44 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. Phalti: also call..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:44 — KJV
“But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. Phalti: also called, Phaltiel”
— 1 Samuel 25:44 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:44 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 25:44
“And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish. Phaltiel: also called, Phalti”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:44: phalti, son, laish
“Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:44: saul, michal, daughter
“And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:44: saul, michal, david
“Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! Mephibosheth: also called Meribbaal”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:44: saul, david, son
“But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:44: daughter, wife, son
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