1 Samuel 7:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 7:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 7:10 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thund..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 7:10 — KJV
“And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.”
— 1 Samuel 7:10 (KJV)
1 Samuel 7:10 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 7:10
“And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:10: samuel, drew, against
“God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:10: offering, burnt, against
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:10: offering, burnt, israel
“And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. they joined...: Heb. the battle was spread army: Heb. array”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:10: philistines, battle, against
“And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. fetch: Heb. take unto us”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:10: philistines, israel, lord
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