1 Samuel 6:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 6:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 6:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 6:15 — KJV
“And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.”
— 1 Samuel 6:15 (KJV)
1 Samuel 6:15 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 6:15
“And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:15: lord, offered, burnt
“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 6:15: down, ark, lord
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:15: lord, men, offered
“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 6:15: lord, stone, offered
“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 6:15: took, down, wherein
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