1 Samuel 30:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 30:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 30:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 30:3 — KJV
“So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.”
— 1 Samuel 30:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 30:3 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 30:3
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:3: men, came, city
“So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. thou shalt cause...: Heb. thou shalt burn, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:3: city, burned, fire
“And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:3: david, men, came
“That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:3: men, wives, sons
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 30:3: men, came, sons
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