1 Samuel 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 4:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 4:16 — KJV
“And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? is...: Heb. is the thing”
— 1 Samuel 4:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 4:16 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 4:16
“And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:16: came, done, son
“And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:16: eli, came, day
“And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:16: eli, came, day
“And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. tidings: Heb. hearing”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:16: came, son, heb
“And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:16: came, done, son
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