1 Samuel 9:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 9:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 9:21 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of al..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 9:21 — KJV
“And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? so...: Heb. according to this word”
— 1 Samuel 9:21 (KJV)
1 Samuel 9:21 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 9:21
“And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 9:21: tribes, israel, tribe
“And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. give the more...: Heb. multiply his inheritance give the less...: Heb. diminish his inheritance”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 9:21: tribes, families, tribe
“And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. whereunto...: Heb. unto whom they shall be”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 9:21: tribes, israel, tribe
“And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law: are: Heb. is”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 9:21: tribes, israel, tribe
“In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 9:21: tribes, family, families
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