1 Samuel 27:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 27:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 27:7 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. the time: Heb. the numb..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 27:7 — KJV
“And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. the time: Heb. the number of days a full year: Heb. a year of days”
— 1 Samuel 27:7 (KJV)
1 Samuel 27:7 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 27:7
“And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. time: Heb. number of days”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:7: time, david, year
“And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months. four whole months: or, a year and four month: Heb. days, four months”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:7: year, four, months
“And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. after...: Heb. at the return of the year”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:7: time, david, country
“Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:7: david, philistines, year
“And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. a few...: or, a full year, or ten months”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 27:7: full, year, months
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