1 Samuel 30:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go ove..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:10 — KJV
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”
— 1 Samuel 30:10 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:10 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 30:10
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:10: david, hundred, men
“And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:10: david, four, hundred
“And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king. affairs: Heb. thing”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:10: david, hundred, men
“And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:10: four, hundred, men
“And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:10: hundred, men, faint
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