1 Samuel 4:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 4:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 4:19 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 4:19 — KJV
“And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. be delivered: or, cry out came: Heb. were turned”
— 1 Samuel 4:19 (KJV)
1 Samuel 4:19 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 4:19
“But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. a man's...: Heb. married to an husband”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:19: wife, god, taken
“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. Ichabod: that is, Where is the glory? or, There is no glory”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:19: law, child, ark
“And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. corrupted...: or, were corrupt ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:19: god, father, dead
“And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:19: law, wife, god
“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:19: ark, god, father
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