1 Samuel 25:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 25:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 25:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 25:7 — KJV
“And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. hurt: Heb. shamed”
— 1 Samuel 25:7 (KJV)
1 Samuel 25:7 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 25:7
“Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:7: now, heard, hast
“And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:7: heard, neither, ought
“Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. long...: or, how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and fenced cities to be ruinous heaps?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:7: now, heard, hast
“Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. Hast...: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:7: now, heard, hast
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 25:7: now, heard, hast
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