Cross references
1 Samuel 18:25
Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 18:25 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 34:12 (5 votes) and 1 Samuel 14:24 (5 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Genesis 17 to Hosea 3.
Which verses does 1 Samuel 18:25 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Genesis 34:125 votes
Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
- 1 Samuel 14:245 votes
Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
- 1 Samuel 18:175 votes
Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
- Genesis 17:11–142 votes
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. …
- Genesis 29:182 votes
Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
- Exodus 22:16–172 votes
If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
- Joshua 5:32 votes
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
- 1 Samuel 17:262 votes
David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
- 1 Samuel 17:362 votes
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
- 2 Samuel 17:8–112 votes
He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops. Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’ …
Which verses point to 1 Samuel 18:25?
The 10 strongest of 16.