1 Samuel 1:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 1:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 1:28 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LOR..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 1:28 — KJV
“Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. lent him: or, returned him, whom I have obtained by petition he shall...: or, he whom I have obtained by petition shall be returned”
— 1 Samuel 1:28 (KJV)
1 Samuel 1:28 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 1:28
“The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:28: lord, long, liveth
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:28: therefore, also, lord
“And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:28: also, lord, whom
“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. Simeon: that is, Hearing”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:28: therefore, also, lord
“With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 1:28: also, lord, whom
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