1 Samuel 2:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 2:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 2:28 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 2:28 — KJV
“And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?”
— 1 Samuel 2:28 (KJV)
1 Samuel 2:28 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 2:28
“And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:28: priest, offer, altar
“And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:28: israel, priest, offer
“And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:28: priest, offer, altar
“Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:28: priest, offer, altar
“These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 2:28: tribes, israel, priest
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