1 Samuel 8:6

Free Bible Version

Samuel thought this was a bad idea when they said, “Give us a king to rule over us,” so he prayed to the Lord about it.

Cross References

Psalm 109:4

I love them, but they respond with hostility towards me, even while I'm praying for them!

Exodus 32:21

Then Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you made them sin so badly?”

Exodus 32:32

But now, if you will, forgive their sin. Otherwise just blot me out of the scroll in which you keep your records.”

Hosea 13:10

Where then is your king? Let him save you in all your cities! Where are your leaders who demanded a king and princes from me?

Numbers 16:15

Moses got really angry and said to the Lord, “Don't accept their offerings. I have never taken even a donkey from them or treated any of them badly.”

Numbers 16:22

But Moses and Aaron fell facedown on the ground said, “God—God of everything that lives—when it's only one man who sins, must you be angry with everybody?”

Numbers 16:46

Moses told Aaron, “Put some coals from the altar and some incense in your incense burner. Then run to the people and make them right before the Lord, for the Lord is angry with them and a plague has started.”

Philippians 4:6

Don't worry about anything, but take everything to God in prayer, explaining your requests to him and thanking him for all he does.

James 1:5

If any of you need wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to everyone without holding back.

1 Samuel 10:19

But now you have rejected your God, the one who saves you from all your troubles and disasters. You told him, ‘You must appoint a king to rule us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and family groups.”

1 Samuel 12:12

But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to attack you, you told me, ‘No, we want our own king,’ even though the Lord your God was your king.

1 Samuel 12:17

Isn't it the time of wheat harvest? Well, I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize how very evil you were in the Lord's sight when you demanded your own king.”

1 Samuel 12:19

“Please pray to the Lord your God for us your servants, so we will not die!” they begged Samuel. “For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for our own king.”

1 Samuel 12:23

As for me, how could I sin against the Lord by no longer praying for you? I will also continue to teach you the way of goodness and right.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I'm sorry I made Saul king, for he has given up following me and hasn't done as I ordered.” Samuel was upset, and he cried out to the Lord all through the night.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Have all the people of Israel gather at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.”