1 Samuel 4:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 4:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 4:22 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 4:22 — KJV
“And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.”
— 1 Samuel 4:22 (KJV)
1 Samuel 4:22 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 4:22
“And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:22: israel, ark, god
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:22: israel, ark, god
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:22: israel, ark, god
“And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. and will...: Heb. not to hearken”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:22: israel, ark, god
“I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:22: ark, god, taken
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