1 Samuel 24:3
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 24
“And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.”1 Samuel 24:3
What Does 1 Samuel 24:3 Mean?
1 Samuel 24:3 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 24, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 24:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 142:1“I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.”Judges 3:24“When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.”Psalms 57:1“Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.”Joshua 10:16“But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.”1 Samuel 13:6“When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.”2 Samuel 17:9“Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.”Psalms 141:6“When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.”Jeremiah 41:9“Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.”Ezekiel 33:27“Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.”Jonah 1:5“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”
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