1 Samuel 4:13
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 4
“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.”1 Samuel 4:13
What Does 1 Samuel 4:13 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:13 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 4, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 4:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 1:9“So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.”1 Samuel 4:18“And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.”Jeremiah 48:19“O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?”Joshua 7:9“For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?”1 Samuel 30:4“Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.”2 Samuel 18:24“And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.”Nehemiah 1:3“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”Esther 4:3“And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.”Psalms 26:8“LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.”Psalms 79:1“O GOD, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps.”Psalms 137:4“How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?”Micah 1:12“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.”
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