1 Samuel 27:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 27:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 27:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 27:1 — KJV
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
— 1 Samuel 27:1 (KJV)
1 Samuel 27:1 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 27:1
“And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. come to mind: Heb. come upon the heart that...: or, it be magnified”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:1: heart, one, day
“Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. which...: Heb. by my causing of them, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:1: now, one, into
“So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:1: day, hand, into
“Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:1: saul, than, into
“This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. deliver...: Heb. shut thee up”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:1: now, day, hand
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