1 Samuel 13:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 13:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 13:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 13:12 — KJV
“Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. made...: Heb. intreated the face”
— 1 Samuel 13:12 (KJV)
1 Samuel 13:12 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 13:12
“Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:12: therefore, come, made
“Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. Thou shalt...: Heb. The bed whither thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down from it”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:12: therefore, come, down
“Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:12: down, now, made
“Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. him: Heb. his face, or, person”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:12: therefore, now, burnt
“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. made...: Heb. intreated we not the face of the, etc”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 13:12: come, made, lord
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