1 Samuel 12:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 12:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 12:19 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unt..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 12:19 — KJV
“And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.”
— 1 Samuel 12:19 (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:19 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 12:19
“And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:19: people, lord, god
“And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:19: people, pray, lord
“And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:19: people, pray, lord
“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:19: samuel, pray, lord
“And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:19: people, samuel, lord
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