1 Samuel 30:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:21 — KJV
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
— 1 Samuel 30:21 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:21 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 30:21
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:21: david, two, hundred
“So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:21: david, came, hundred
“And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king. affairs: Heb. thing”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:21: david, two, hundred
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:21: hundred, men, could
“Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:21: david, two, hundred
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