1 Samuel 4:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 4:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 4:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great sl..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 4:10 — KJV
“And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.”
— 1 Samuel 4:10 (KJV)
1 Samuel 4:10 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 4:10
“And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:10: israel, fled, every
“And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents. put...: Heb. smitten”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:10: israel, smitten, fled
“And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. put...: Heb. smitten”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:10: israel, smitten, fled
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:10: every, into, very
“And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:10: israel, into, very
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