1 Samuel 21 cross-references
1 Samuel 21 has 15 verses, which point to 71 other passages and are cited by 64. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
Points to (6)
- Mark 2:26 — How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which… 6 votes
- Nehemiah 11:32 — And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 6 votes
- Isaiah 10:32 — As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion,… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:4 — And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:3 — And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD'S priest in… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:9–19 — Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse… 2 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Mark 2:26 — How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which… 5 votes
- Isaiah 10:32 — As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion,… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:4 — And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his… 4 votes
- Nehemiah 11:32 — And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 3 votes
1 Samuel 21:2
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
Points to (8)
- Colossians 3:9 — Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 3 votes
- Galatians 2:12 — For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 13:18 — He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD,… 1 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:22 — And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell… 1 votes
- 1 Samuel 19:17 — And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And… 1 votes
- Genesis 27:24 — And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 1 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Genesis 27:24 — And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 3 votes
- 2 Samuel 17:20 — And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:10 — And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:14 — Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is… 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:3
Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
Points to (3)
- Isaiah 3:6 — When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 21:4 — And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed… 2 votes
- Judges 9:29 — And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- Luke 6:3 — And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred,… 36 votes
- Matthew 12:3 — But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 28 votes
- Mark 2:25 — And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they… 27 votes
- Genesis 47:15 — And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph,… 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:4
And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.
Points to (7)
- Matthew 12:3–4 — But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 7 votes
- Exodus 19:15 — And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 6 votes
- Exodus 25:30 — And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway. 5 votes
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 — Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting… 3 votes
- Zechariah 7:3 — And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying,… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 21:6 — So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from… 3 votes
Pointed to from (6)
- Leviticus 24:5 — And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 4 votes
- Exodus 19:15 — And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 4 votes
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 — Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 21:3 — Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:5
And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.
Points to (6)
- 2 Timothy 2:20–21 — But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and… 2 votes
- 1 Thessalonians 4:3–4 — For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 2 votes
- Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the… 2 votes
- Leviticus 24:9 — And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him… 2 votes
- Leviticus 8:26 — And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake… 2 votes
- 1 Peter 3:17 — For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 1 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- 1 Thessalonians 4:4 — That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 2 votes
- Jeremiah 31:5 — Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as… 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:6
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Points to (4)
- Luke 6:3–4 — And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred,… 10 votes
- Matthew 12:3–4 — But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 7 votes
- Leviticus 24:5–9 — And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 7 votes
- Mark 2:25–27 — And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they… 6 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- 1 Samuel 21:4 — And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed… 3 votes
- Leviticus 24:9 — And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him… 3 votes
- Leviticus 22:10 — There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:10 — And he enquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:7
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
Points to (13)
- 1 Samuel 22:9 — Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse… 5 votes
- Psalms 52:1–9 — [To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto… 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 27:29 — And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys… 3 votes
- Acts 21:26–27 — Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the… 2 votes
- Matthew 15:8 — This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far… 2 votes
- Amos 8:5 — Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Psalms 52:1 — [To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 13:12 — Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto… 2 votes
- Genesis 47:6 — The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land… 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:8
And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
Pointed to from (2)
- Luke 10:4 — Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 4 votes
- Esther 8:14 — So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's… 1 votes
1 Samuel 21:9
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
Points to (4)
- 1 Samuel 17:2 — And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 31:10 — And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 17:50–54 — So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him;… 2 votes
- Exodus 28:6–14 — And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with… 2 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- 1 Samuel 17:51 — Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 17:2 — And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 31:10 — And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 17:50 — So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him;… 3 votes
1 Samuel 21:10
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
Points to (4)
- Jeremiah 26:21 — And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought… 2 votes
- Psalms 34:1–22 — [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] I… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 19:3 — And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:1–2 — And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me… 2 votes
Pointed to from (7)
- Psalms 56:3 — What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 14 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:2 — And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 27:1 — And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me… 3 votes
- Psalms 11:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird… 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:11
And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Points to (4)
- 1 Samuel 29:5 — Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his… 7 votes
- Psalms 56:1–13 — [To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] Be… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 18:7–8 — And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- 1 Samuel 18:7 — And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 29:5 — Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his… 6 votes
- Psalms 56:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] Be… 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 14:8 — And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to… 4 votes
1 Samuel 21:12
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Points to (8)
- Luke 2:19 — But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 4 votes
- Psalms 56:3 — What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 votes
- Psalms 34:4 — I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 3 votes
- Luke 2:51 — And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these… 2 votes
- Psalms 119:11 — Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 21:10 — And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Psalms 56:3 — What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 16 votes
- Luke 2:19 — But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 4 votes
1 Samuel 21:13
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Points to (3)
- Proverbs 29:25 — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 8 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 5 votes
- Psalms 34:1–22 — [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] I… 3 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- Psalms 34:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.] I… 8 votes
- Genesis 27:24 — And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 3 votes
1 Samuel 21:14
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Points to (1)
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 2 votes
1 Samuel 21:15
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Pointed to from (1)
- Psalms 119:161 — SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 2 votes