1 Samuel 4:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 4:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 4:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 4:9 — KJV
“Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. quit...: Heb. be men”
— 1 Samuel 4:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 4:9 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 4:9
“And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. Why...: Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us sharply: Heb. strongly”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:9: strong, men, fight
“And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. that thou...: Heb. that was fallen”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:9: strong, like, fight
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:9: strong, men, servants
“And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not. punish: Heb. visit upon”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:9: quit, men, servants
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:9: strong, quit, like
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