1 Samuel 6:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 6:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 6:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 6:16 — KJV
“And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.”
— 1 Samuel 6:16 (KJV)
1 Samuel 6:16 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 6:16
“From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:16: five, lords, philistines
“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 6:16: five, lords, philistines
“Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of Hamath.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:16: five, lords, philistines
“He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:16: philistines, returned, day
“In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:16: five, same, day
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