1 Samuel 3:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 3:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 3:13 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themse..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 3:13 — KJV
“For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. For I...: or, And I will tell him vile: or, accursed restrained...: Heb. frowned not upon them”
— 1 Samuel 3:13 (KJV)
1 Samuel 3:13 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 3:13
“Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. light: Heb. lamp, or, candle”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:13: house, ever, because
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:13: ever, because, made
“And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. to be...: Heb. to stink”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:13: judge, because, made
“And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:13: judge, ever, sons
“And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 3:13: house, because, sons
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