1 Samuel 26:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 26:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 26:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 26:5 — KJV
“And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. trench: or, midst of his carriages”
— 1 Samuel 26:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 26:5 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 26:5
“So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:5: david, came, saul
“And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:5: david, saul, abner
“But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; Saul's host: Heb. the host which was Saul's Ishbosheth: or, Eshbaal”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:5: saul, abner, son
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:5: abner, son, ner
“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 26:5: david, abner, son
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