1 Samuel 12:17

Conservative English Version

Isn't this the dry season? I'm going to ask the LORD to send a thunderstorm. When you see it, you will realize how wrong you were to ask for a king.

Cross References

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were two of your priests. Samuel was also one of those who prayed in your name, and you, our LORD, answered their prayers.

Exodus 32:30

The next day Moses told the people, "This is a terrible thing you have done. But I will go back to the LORD to see if I can do something to keep this sin from being held against you."

Proverbs 26:1

Expecting snow in summer and rain in the dry season makes more sense than honoring a fool.

Jeremiah 15:1

The LORD said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel were here, praying with you, I wouldn't change my mind. So send the people of Judah away.

Joshua 10:12

The LORD was helping the Israelites defeat the Amorites that day. So about noon, Joshua prayed to the LORD loud enough for the Israelites to hear: "Our LORD, make the sun stop in the sky over Gibeon, and the moon stand still over Aijalon Valley." So the sun and the moon stopped and stood still until Israel defeated its enemies. This poem can be found in The Book of Jashar. The sun stood still and didn't go down for about a whole day.

1 Samuel 12:13

You asked for a king, and you chose one. Now he stands here where all of you can see him. But it was really the LORD who made him your king.

1 Samuel 12:19

They told Samuel, "Please, pray to the LORD your God for us! We don't want to die. We have sinned many times in the past, and we were very wrong to ask for a king."

1 Samuel 2:10

Our LORD, those who attack you will be broken in pieces when you fight back with thunder from heaven. You will judge the whole earth and give power and strength to your chosen king.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, "Tell everyone in Israel to meet together at Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you."

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel was upset to hear the leaders say they wanted a king, so he prayed about it.

1 Samuel 8:7

The LORD answered: Samuel, do everything they want you to do. I am really the one they have rejected as their king.