1 Samuel 8:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 8:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 8:12 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 8:12 — KJV
“And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.”
— 1 Samuel 8:12 (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:12 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 8:12
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:12: captains, over, thousands
“And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, spake...: Heb. he spoke to their heart”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:12: captains, over, set
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:12: over, thousands, fifties
“And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:12: over, set, ear
“And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. battle: Heb. host of war”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:12: captains, over, thousands
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