1 Samuel 18:25
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.”1 Samuel 18:25
What Does 1 Samuel 18:25 Mean?
1 Samuel 18:25 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 18, verse 25 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 18:25 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 34:12“Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.”Exodus 22:17“If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.”1 Samuel 14:24“And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.”1 Samuel 18:17“And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.”2 Samuel 3:14“And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”Genesis 17:11“And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.”Genesis 29:18“And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.”Exodus 22:16“And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.”Numbers 35:20“But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;”Joshua 5:3“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.”1 Samuel 17:26“And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”1 Samuel 17:36“Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.”1 Samuel 18:13“Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.”2 Samuel 11:15“And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.”2 Samuel 17:8“For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.”2 Samuel 19:9“And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.”Hosea 3:2“So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:”
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