1 Samuel 2:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:18 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:18 — KJV
“But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.”
— 1 Samuel 2:18 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:18 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 2:18
“And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:18: before, lord, girded
“And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:18: samuel, ministered, before
“And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:18: before, lord, child
“Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:18: before, lord, being
“And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:18: ministered, before, lord
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