1 Samuel 8:5
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“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
What Does 1 Samuel 8:5 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:5 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 8, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 8:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 17:14“When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;”1 Samuel 9:20“And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?”1 Samuel 12:2“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.”Hosea 13:10“I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?”1 Samuel 8:20“That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”1 Samuel 8:19“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”1 Samuel 12:12“And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.”1 Samuel 12:13“Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.”1 Samuel 8:6“But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.”Acts 13:21“And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.”Numbers 22:20“And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.”Numbers 23:9“For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.”Judges 2:17“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”Judges 8:22“Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.”1 Samuel 12:1“And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.”1 Samuel 12:17“Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.”Proverbs 24:21“My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:”Ezekiel 20:32“And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.”Micah 5:1“Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.”
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