1 Samuel 5:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 5:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 5:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 5:12 — KJV
“And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.”
— 1 Samuel 5:12 (KJV)
1 Samuel 5:12 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 5:12
“And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:12: men, died, city
“And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:12: men, died, went
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:12: men, city, went
“And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. power: Heb. hand”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:12: men, city, heaven
“And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:12: men, city, went
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