1 Samuel 30:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:17 — KJV
“And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. the next...: Heb. their morrow”
— 1 Samuel 30:17 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:17 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 30:17
“And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. horsemen: also called, footmen”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:17: david, smote, even
“And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. from...: Heb. from aside, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:17: smote, escaped, four
“And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:17: even, evening, day
“And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:17: even, evening, day
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:17: even, evening, men
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