1 Samuel 16:5
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.”1 Samuel 16:5
What Does 1 Samuel 16:5 Mean?
1 Samuel 16:5 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 16, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 16:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Joshua 3:5“And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”Job 1:5“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.”Exodus 19:10“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,”Leviticus 20:7“Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.”Zephaniah 1:7“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.”Exodus 19:14“And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.”Joshua 7:13“Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.”Joel 2:16“Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.”1 Corinthians 11:28“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.”Numbers 11:8“And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.”1 Samuel 20:26“Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.”2 Chronicles 30:17“For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.”Psalms 26:2“Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.”John 11:55“And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.”
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