1 Samuel 2:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:15 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:15 — KJV
“Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.”
— 1 Samuel 2:15 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:15 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 2:15
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:15: before, fat, priest
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:15: also, servant, came
“And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:15: before, burnt, fat
“And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:15: before, burnt, fat
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:15: also, before, fat
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