1 Samuel 2:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:24 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress. transgress: or, cry out" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:24 — KJV
“Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD'S people to transgress. transgress: or, cry out”
— 1 Samuel 2:24 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:24 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 2:24
“Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:24: nay, sons, hear
“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:24: hear, lord, people
“Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:24: hear, make, lord
“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:24: hear, lord, people
“And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:24: good, hear, make
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