1 Samuel 7:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 7:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 7:1 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 7:1 — KJV
“And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.”
— 1 Samuel 7:1 (KJV)
1 Samuel 7:1 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 7:1
“And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. set: Heb. made to ride Gibeah: or, the hill”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:1: ark, brought, house
“And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:1: fetched, lord, brought
“And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:1: came, fetched, lord
“And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: door: Heb. threshold, or, vessel”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:1: lord, brought, into
“And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. corrupted: or, destroyed”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:1: came, lord, into
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