1 Samuel 12:19

New American Bible - revised edition

They said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for us, your servants, that we may not die for having added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:7

So now, return the man’s wife so that he may intercede for you, since he is a prophet, that you may live. If you do not return her, you can be sure that you and all who are yours will die.

Job 37:13

Whether for punishment or mercy, he makes it happen.

Job 42:8

So now take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves, and let my servant Job pray for you. To him I will show favor, and not punish your folly, for you have not spoken rightly concerning me, as has my servant Job.”

Exodus 10:17

But now, do forgive me my sin only this once, and pray to the Lord, your God, only to take this death from me.”

Exodus 32:30

On the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I may be able to make atonement for your sin.”

Exodus 9:28

Pray to the Lord! Enough of the thunder and hail! I will let you go; you need stay no longer.”

Isaiah 26:16

Lord, oppressed by your punishment, we cried out in anguish under your discipline.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me: Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me, my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them away from me and let them go.

Jeremiah 27:18

If they were prophets, if the word of the Lord were with them, then they would intercede with the Lord of hosts, that the vessels remaining in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem should not also go to Babylon.

Jeremiah 37:3

Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal, son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah, son of Maaseiah the priest, to Jeremiah the prophet with this request: “Please appeal to the Lord, our God, for us.”

Jeremiah 42:2

approached Jeremiah the prophet and said, “Please grant our petition; pray for us to the Lord, your God, for all this remnant. As you see, only a few of us remain, but once we were many.

Malachi 1:9

So now implore God’s favor, that he may have mercy on us! You are the ones who have done this; Will he show favor to any of you? says the Lord of hosts.

Numbers 21:7

Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned in complaining against the Lord and you. Pray to the Lord to take the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people,

Acts 8:24

Simon said in reply, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

James 5:15

and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. Confession and Intercession.

1 John 5:16

If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about which I do not say that you should pray.

1 Samuel 12:13

“Now here is the king you chose. See! The Lord has given you a king.

1 Samuel 12:17

Are we not in the harvest time for wheat? Yet I will call upon the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain. Thus you will see and understand how great an evil it is in the eyes of the Lord that you have asked for a king.”

1 Samuel 12:20

“Do not fear,” Samuel answered them. “You have indeed committed all this evil! Yet do not turn from the Lord, but serve him with your whole heart.

1 Samuel 12:23

As for me, far be it from me to sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you and to teach you the good and right way.

1 Samuel 7:5

Samuel then gave orders, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, that I may pray to the Lord for you.”

1 Samuel 7:8

and appealed to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, to save us from the hand of the Philistines.”

1 Samuel 8:6

Samuel was displeased when they said, “Give us a king to rule us.” But he prayed to the Lord.