1 Samuel 30:4
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 30
“Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.”1 Samuel 30:4
What Does 1 Samuel 30:4 Mean?
1 Samuel 30:4 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 30, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Lament, and Friendship.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 30:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 11:4“Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.”Genesis 21:16“And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.”Genesis 27:34“And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.”Judges 21:2“And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore;”Genesis 37:33“And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.”Numbers 14:1“And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.”Numbers 14:39“And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly.”Numbers 31:27“And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:”Judges 2:4“And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.”1 Samuel 4:13“And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.”2 Samuel 3:32“And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.”Job 2:12“And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.”Lamentations 2:11“Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.”Ezra 10:1“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.”
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