1 Samuel 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 12:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 12:3 — KJV
“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. bribe: Heb. ransom to blind...: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him”
— 1 Samuel 12:3 (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:3 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 12:3
“Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. shall not...: Heb. shall not return to thee”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:3: here, before, taken
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:3: behold, here, lord
“Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. caused...: Heb. were for a stumblingblock of iniquity unto, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:3: here, against, before
“Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:3: behold, against, lord
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 12:3: against, lord, ass
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