1 Samuel 14:20
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.”1 Samuel 14:20
What Does 1 Samuel 14:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 14:20 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 14, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 14:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 20:22“And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.”2 Chronicles 20:23“For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.”Isaiah 19:2“And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.”Judges 7:22“And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.”Ezekiel 38:21“And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.”Deuteronomy 28:20“The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.”1 Samuel 14:16“And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.”1 Samuel 30:10“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”1 Kings 20:21“And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.”Isaiah 9:19“Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.”Isaiah 9:21“Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”1 Samuel 7:13“So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.”
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