1 Samuel 30:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:18 — KJV
“And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.”
— 1 Samuel 30:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:18 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 30:18
“And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar...: Heb. with the bar”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:18: carried, away, two
“Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:18: david, amalekites, two
“So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:18: david, two, wives
“For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:18: david, away, wives
“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. officers: or, eunuchs”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:18: carried, away, wives
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