1 Samuel 30:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:16 — KJV
“And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.”
— 1 Samuel 30:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:16 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 30:16
“And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:16: brought, behold, great
“And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:16: brought, because, taken
“That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! scattered...: or, outspread and polished meted...: or, that meteth out and treadeth down: Heb. of line, line, and treading under foot have...: or, despise”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:16: down, spread, spoil
“In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion. scattered...: or, outspread and polished”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:16: brought, spread, spoil
“Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. turneth...: Heb. perverteth the face thereof”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:16: down, behold, abroad
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