1 Samuel 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 12:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 12:2 — KJV
“And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.”
— 1 Samuel 12:2 (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:2 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 12:2
“For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. God...: Heb. Let king Adonijah live”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:2: behold, king, before
“Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:2: now, behold, before
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:2: now, behold, old
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:2: now, behold, king
“For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:2: now, behold, king
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