1 Samuel 29:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 29:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 29:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 29:5 — KJV
“Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
— 1 Samuel 29:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 29:5 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 29:5
“And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 29:5: david, one, another
“And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 29:5: david, one, another
“And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? displeased him: Heb. was evil in his eyes”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 29:5: david, saying, saul
“When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: thinking...: Heb. he was in his own eyes as a bringer, etc who...: or, which was the reward I gave him for his tidings”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 29:5: one, saying, saul
“These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. The Tachmonite...: or, Joshebbassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three whom he...: Heb. slain he lift...: from (1ch:) whom he...: Heb. slain”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 29:5: david, whom, one
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