1 Samuel 7:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 7:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 7:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 7:9 — KJV
“And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him. heard: or, answered”
— 1 Samuel 7:9 (KJV)
1 Samuel 7:9 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 7:9
“And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:9: lamb, offered, burnt
“Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:9: lamb, offered, burnt
“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:9: took, offered, burnt
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:9: offered, burnt, offering
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 7:9: offered, burnt, offering
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