1 Samuel 12:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.

Cross References

Psalm 71:18

Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.

Numbers 27:17

To go out and come in before them and be their guide; so that the people of the Lord may not be like sheep without a keeper.

2 Timothy 4:6

For I am even now being offered, and my end is near.

Joshua 23:1

Now after a long time, when the Lord had given Israel rest from wars on every side, and Joshua was old and full of years,

Joshua 23:2

Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years:

2 Peter 1:14

For I am conscious that in a short time I will have to put off this tent of flesh, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

1 Samuel 2:22

Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

1 Samuel 2:29

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

1 Samuel 3:10

Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.

1 Samuel 3:13

And you are to say to him that I will send punishment on his family for ever, for the sin which he had knowledge of; because his sons have been cursing God and he had no control over them.

1 Samuel 3:16

Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.

1 Samuel 8:1

Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

1 Samuel 8:20

So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

1 Samuel 8:5

And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.