1 Samuel 20:31
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 20
“For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.”1 Samuel 20:31
What Does 1 Samuel 20:31 Mean?
1 Samuel 20:31 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 20, verse 31 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 20:31 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 23:17“And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.”Genesis 2:17“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”1 Samuel 18:8“And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?”Psalms 35:12“They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.”1 Samuel 19:6“And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.”1 Samuel 20:8“Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?”1 Samuel 26:16“This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.”2 Samuel 12:5“And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:”Proverbs 29:10“The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.”Matthew 27:23“And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.”Genesis 23:2“And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.”1 Samuel 14:39“For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.”1 Samuel 19:11“Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.”1 Samuel 22:16“And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.”2 Samuel 19:28“For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?”Psalms 79:11“Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;”Luke 3:32“Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,”Psalms 119:23“Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.”Jonah 4:10“Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:”
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