1 Samuel 30:6

Surrounded by grief and the threat of stoning, David strengthens himself in the LORD his God. It is a model of finding refuge in God when everything seems lost.

Cross-references · 40

• Ps 56:3–4When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
• Ps 56:11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
• Ps 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
• Ps 27:1–3Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
• Ps 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
• Ps 25:17The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
• Ps 40:1–2For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
• 2 Cor 1:8–10We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
• Rom 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• Exod 17:4Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
• Heb 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
• Ps 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
• Ps 116:3–4The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
• Ps 62:8–9Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
• Rom 4:18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
• Ps 116:10I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”
• Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• 2 Cor 4:8We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
• Ps 34:1–8Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
• Num 14:10But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
• Ps 118:8–13It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
• John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
• 1 Sam 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
• Prov 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• 2 Cor 7:5For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
• Job 13:15Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
• Isa 37:14–20So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
• Isa 25:4For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
• Gen 32:7In great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
• Matt 27:22“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
• Matt 21:9The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
• Rom 4:20Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
• 2 Cor 1:6If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
• Judg 18:25The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
• Jer 16:19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
• Ps 26:1–2Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
• Ps 42:7Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
• Ps 62:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
• Hab 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
• 2 Sam 17:8He 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.

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