1 Samuel 17:28
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.”1 Samuel 17:28
What Does 1 Samuel 17:28 Mean?
1 Samuel 17:28 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 17, verse 28 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 17:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 10:36“And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.”Genesis 37:4“And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.”Genesis 37:8“And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.”Genesis 37:11“And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.”Proverbs 18:19“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.”Mark 3:21“And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.”1 Samuel 16:11“And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.”John 12:4“Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, which should betray him,”1 Samuel 16:7“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.”1 Samuel 16:13“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.”2 Chronicles 11:18“And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;”Psalms 35:11“False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.”Proverbs 27:4“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”Ecclesiastes 4:4“Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.”Matthew 27:18“For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.”Jude 1:10“But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.”1 Samuel 17:13“And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.”1 Samuel 17:20“And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.”1 Samuel 20:29“And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king’s table.”1 Chronicles 2:13“And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,”
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