1 Samuel 6:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 6:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 6:14 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clav..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 6:14 — KJV
“And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.”
— 1 Samuel 6:14 (KJV)
1 Samuel 6:14 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 6:14
“And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite. great...: or, great stone”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:14: field, joshua, bethshemite
“And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:14: came, into, joshua
“And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:14: came, stood, offered
“And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:14: came, stood, burnt
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:14: stone, offered, burnt
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