1 Samuel 12:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You have seen how I have led you ever since I was a young man. I'm already old. My hair is grey, and my own sons are grown up. Now you must see how well your king will lead you.

Cross References

Psalm 71:18

Don't leave me when I am old and my hair turns grey. Let me tell future generations about your mighty power.

Numbers 27:17

Your people need someone to lead them into battle, or else they will be like sheep wandering around without a shepherd.”

2 Timothy 4:6

Now the time has come for me to die. My life is like a drink offering being poured out on the altar.

Joshua 23:1

The LORD let Israel live in peace with its neighbours for a long time, and Joshua lived to a ripe old age.

Joshua 23:2

One day he called a meeting of the leaders of the tribes of Israel, including the old men, the judges, and the officials. Then he told them: I am now very old.

2 Peter 1:14

And our Lord Jesus Christ has already told me that I will soon leave it behind.

1 Samuel 2:22

Eli was now very old, and he heard what his sons were doing to the people of Israel.

1 Samuel 3:10

The LORD then stood beside Samuel and called out as he had done before, “Samuel! Samuel!” “I'm listening,” Samuel answered. “What do you want me to do?”

1 Samuel 3:13

He knew that his sons refused to respect me, and he let them get away with it, even though I said I would punish his family for ever.

1 Samuel 3:16

But Eli told him, “Samuel, my boy, come here!” “Here I am,” Samuel answered.

1 Samuel 8:1

Samuel had two sons. The elder one was Joel, and the younger one was Abijah. When Samuel was getting old, he let them be leaders at Beersheba.

1 Samuel 8:3

But they were not like their father. They were dishonest and accepted bribes to give unfair decisions.

1 Samuel 8:5

and said, “You are an old man. You set a good example for your sons, but they haven't followed it. Now we want a king to be our leader, just like all the other nations. Choose one for us!”