1 Samuel 2:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:25 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him?..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:25 — KJV
“If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them.”
— 1 Samuel 2:25 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:25 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 2:25
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:25: one, lord, voice
“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 2:25: against, lord, hearkened
“Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:25: one, sin, against
“And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:25: one, sin, against
“Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:25: against, lord, hearkened
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