1 Samuel 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 8:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 8:5 — KJV
“And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
— 1 Samuel 8:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 8:5 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 8:5
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:5: behold, art, old
“And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:5: behold, old, sons
“And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:5: behold, old, now
“Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:5: behold, old, now
“Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. repairing: Heb. founding story: or, commentary”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 8:5: behold, old, sons
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