1 Samuel 11:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 11:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 11:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 11:8 — KJV
“And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.”
— 1 Samuel 11:8 (KJV)
1 Samuel 11:8 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 11:8
“Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 11:8: numbered, children, israel
“These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 11:8: numbered, children, israel
“These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 11:8: numbered, children, israel
“And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 11:8: israel, three, hundred
“And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 11:8: numbered, israel, three
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