1 Samuel 6:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 6:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 6:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 6:5 — KJV
“Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.”
— 1 Samuel 6:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 6:5 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 6:5
“And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:5: land, god, israel
“Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:5: wherefore, make, give
“And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:5: make, give, glory
“When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:5: land, give, god
“And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 6:5: make, land, god
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