1 Samuel 12:19

Modern English Version

All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we will not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:7

Therefore return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet and he will pray for you. Moreover, you will live. However, if you do not return her, know that you will surely die, you and all who are yours.”

Job 37:13

He causes it to come, whether for correction, or for His land or for mercy.

Job 42:8

And now, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job will pray for you. For him I will accept, lest I deal with you according to your folly, in that you have not spoken of Me the thing which is right like My servant Job.”

Exodus 10:17

Now therefore please forgive my sin only this once, and entreat the Lord your God, only so that He may take away from me this death.”

Exodus 32:30

On the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin, and now I will go up to the Lord. Perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

Exodus 9:28

Entreat the Lord, for there has been enough of God’s mighty thunder and hail, and I will let you go, and you shall stay no longer.”

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, in trouble they have sought You; they poured out a prayer when Your chastening was on them.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me: Even though Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, yet My heart would not be with this people. Cast them out of My sight and let them go!

Jeremiah 27:18

But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now make intercession to the Lord of Hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem not go to Babylon.

Jeremiah 37:3

But Zedekiah the king sent Jehukal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”

Jeremiah 42:2

and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few out of many, as your eyes now see us.

Malachi 1:9

But now entreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us. With such offerings from your hands, will He accept you favorably? says the Lord of Hosts.

Numbers 21:7

So the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, and He will take away the serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.

Acts 8:24

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me that nothing you have spoken may come upon me.”

James 5:15

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his brother commit a sin which does not lead to death, he shall ask, and He shall give him life. This is for those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I do not say that he should pray for it.

1 Samuel 12:13

And now behold the king whom you have chosen and for whom you have asked! Behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:17

Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord. And He will send thunder and rain, that you may know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, by asking for yourselves a king.”

1 Samuel 12:20

Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness, only do not turn aside from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. But I will teach you the good and the right way.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.”

1 Samuel 7:8

The Israelites said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying unto the Lord our God for us, that He might save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 8:6

But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, because they said, “Give us a king to govern us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.