1 Samuel 31:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 31:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 31:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bet..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 31:12 — KJV
“All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.”
— 1 Samuel 31:12 (KJV)
1 Samuel 31:12 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 31:12
“They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 31:12: valiant, men, arose
“And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 31:12: men, went, took
“And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 31:12: men, went, night
“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 31:12: men, went, night
“And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 31:12: men, went, night
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