1 Samuel 30:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:2 — KJV
“And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.”
— 1 Samuel 30:2 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:2 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 30:2
“And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:2: taken, any, either
“And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:2: taken, captives, carried
“I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:2: taken, any, either
“For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. neither...: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:2: taken, any, either
“And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:2: taken, great, away
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