1 Samuel 27:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 27:11 — by Collins Asein
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1 Samuel 27:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So d..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 27:11 — KJV
“And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.”
— 1 Samuel 27:11 (KJV)
1 Samuel 27:11 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 27:11
“And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:11: neither, nor, woman
“Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:11: nor, woman, bring
“And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:11: david, neither, nor
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:11: nor, alive, bring
“Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:11: gath, lest, tell
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