1 Samuel 4:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 4:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 4:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 4:8 — KJV
“Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.”
— 1 Samuel 4:8 (KJV)
1 Samuel 4:8 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 4:8
“Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:8: deliver, hand, these
“And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:8: deliver, hand, wilderness
“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:8: deliver, hand, egyptians
“That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:8: deliver, smote, egyptians
“And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 4:8: deliver, hand, egyptians
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