1 Samuel 8:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 8:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 8:11 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 8:11 — KJV
“And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.”
— 1 Samuel 8:11 (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:11 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 8:11
“Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. be king: Heb. reign”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:11: king, reign, himself
“And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. steward...: Heb. which was over”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:11: king, over, himself
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:11: king, reign, over
“But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:11: over, chariots, horsemen
“And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:11: king, over, sons
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