1 Samuel 30:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:13 — KJV
“And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.”
— 1 Samuel 30:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:13 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 30:13
“And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:13: david, whence, art
“Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:13: david, whom, servant
“Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. enquired...: Heb. sought the face, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:13: david, because, three
“And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:13: david, art, servant
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:13: whom, art, servant
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