1 Samuel 10:25

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Samuel explained the rights and duties of a king and wrote them all in a book. He put the book in one of the shrines where the Lord was worshiped. Then Samuel sent everyone home.

Cross References

Titus 3:1

Remind your people to obey the rulers and authorities and not to be rebellious. They must always be ready to do something helpful

1 Timothy 2:2

Pray for kings and others in power, so we may live quiet and peaceful lives as we worship and honor God.

Deuteronomy 31:26

This is The Book of God's Law. Keep it beside the sacred chest that holds the agreement the Lord your God made with Israel. This book is proof that you know what the Lord wants you to do.

1 Samuel 8:9

Do everything they ask, but warn them and tell them how a king will treat them.

1 Samuel 11:14

“Come on!” Samuel said. “Let's go to Gilgal and make an agreement that Saul will continue to be our king.”

2 Kings 11:17

Jehoiada the priest asked King Joash and the people to promise that they would be faithful to each other and to the Lord.

Joshua 22:6

You've become rich from what you've taken from your enemies. You have big herds of cattle, lots of silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and plenty of clothes. Take everything home with you and share with the people of your tribe. I pray that God will be kind to you. You are now free to go home. The tribes of Reuben and Gad started back to Gilead, their own land. Moses had given the land of Bashan to the East Manasseh tribe, so they started back along with Reuben and Gad. God had told Moses that these two and a half tribes should conquer Gilead and Bashan, and they had done so. Joshua had given land west of the Jordan River to the other half of the Manasseh tribe, so they stayed at Shiloh in the land of Canaan with the rest of the Israelites.