1 Samuel 8 cross-references
1 Samuel 8 has 22 verses, which point to 140 other passages and are cited by 134. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Points to (8)
- Deuteronomy 16:18–19 — Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy… 7 votes
- 1 Timothy 5:21 — I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things… 5 votes
- Nehemiah 7:2 — That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a… 4 votes
- 2 Chronicles 19:5–6 — And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 4 votes
- Judges 12:14 — And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel… 4 votes
- Judges 8:22–23 — Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also:… 4 votes
Pointed to from (4)
- 1 Samuel 12:2 — And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you:… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 2:22 — Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that… 2 votes
- Exodus 21:6 — Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post;… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:52 — And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any… 1 votes
1 Samuel 8:2
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
Points to (5)
- Amos 5:5 — But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into… 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 6:38 — The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 6:28 — And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. 2 votes
- 1 Kings 19:3 — And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and… 2 votes
- Genesis 22:19 — So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- 1 Chronicles 6:28 — And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. 4 votes
- 1 Chronicles 15:17 — So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:3
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Points to (13)
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the… 9 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:10 — For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the… 7 votes
- Psalms 15:5 — He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these… 7 votes
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 6 votes
- Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating… 6 votes
- 1 Timothy 3:3 — Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 5 votes
Pointed to from (17)
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 6 votes
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 6 votes
- Micah 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the… 4 votes
1 Samuel 8:4
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
Points to (4)
- 2 Samuel 5:3 — So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 7:17 — And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar… 3 votes
- Exodus 24:1 — And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders… 2 votes
- Exodus 3:16 — Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- 1 Samuel 7:17 — And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar… 3 votes
- Hosea 5:8 — Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin. 2 votes
- 1 Kings 21:7 — And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:5
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
Points to (7)
- Deuteronomy 17:14–15 — When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 8:19–20 — Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over… 4 votes
- Hosea 13:10–11 — I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 8:6–8 — But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:17 — Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may… 2 votes
- Numbers 23:9 — For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (15)
- Hosea 13:10 — I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:2 — And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you:… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 9:20 — And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 8:20 — That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our… 5 votes
1 Samuel 8:6
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
Points to (12)
- 1 Samuel 15:11 — It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not… 5 votes
- James 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it… 3 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:17 — Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may… 3 votes
- Luke 6:11–12 — And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 2 votes
- Psalms 109:4 — For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 2 votes
- Ezra 9:3–5 — And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my… 2 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- 1 Samuel 8:5 — And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us… 3 votes
- Exodus 18:23 — If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people… 3 votes
- Genesis 28:8 — And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 3 votes
- 1 Kings 21:2 — And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Points to (14)
- Luke 10:16 — He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth… 14 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:19 — And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your… 11 votes
- Luke 19:27 — But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. 7 votes
- Luke 19:14 — But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. 7 votes
- Exodus 16:8 — And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning… 7 votes
- Matthew 10:40 — He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 6 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- Luke 19:14 — But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. 10 votes
- John 12:48 — He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 12:17 — Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may… 6 votes
- Exodus 16:8 — And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning… 6 votes
1 Samuel 8:8
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Points to (17)
- Psalms 106:34–40 — They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: 3 votes
- Exodus 32:1 — And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves… 3 votes
- Acts 7:51–53 — Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did,… 2 votes
- Psalms 106:14–21 — But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 2 votes
- Psalms 78:56–59 — Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 2 votes
- Judges 13:1 — And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand… 2 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Ezekiel 20:13 — But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:9
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Points to (7)
- 1 Samuel 10:25 — Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 8:11–18 — And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and… 5 votes
- Ezekiel 46:18 — Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 3:18 — When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the… 3 votes
- Ezekiel 45:7–8 — And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:52 — And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any… 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Jeremiah 11:7 — For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even… 3 votes
- Genesis 21:12 — And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy… 3 votes
- 1 Corinthians 15:31 — I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 2 votes
- 2 Kings 17:26 — Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:10
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
Pointed to from (1)
- Jeremiah 43:1 — And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:11
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
Points to (11)
- 1 Samuel 14:52 — And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:25 — Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the… 5 votes
- 2 Samuel 15:1 — And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before… 4 votes
- Deuteronomy 17:14–20 — When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell… 4 votes
- 1 Kings 10:26 — And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and… 3 votes
- 2 Chronicles 26:10–15 — Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country,… 2 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- 1 Kings 12:4 — Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy… 8 votes
- 1 Samuel 10:25 — Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the… 6 votes
- 1 Samuel 14:52 — And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any… 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 8:9 — Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of… 5 votes
1 Samuel 8:12
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
Points to (6)
- 2 Chronicles 32:28–29 — Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes… 2 votes
- 1 Chronicles 27:1–22 — Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 4:27–28 — And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 4:22–23 — And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 2 votes
- 1 Kings 4:7 — And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:7 — Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give… 2 votes
Pointed to from (14)
- Exodus 34:21 — Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt… 4 votes
- Isaiah 3:3 — The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent… 3 votes
- Micah 5:2 — But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he… 2 votes
- Ecclesiastes 5:9 — Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:13
And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
1 Samuel 8:14
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
Points to (4)
- Ezekiel 46:18 — Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their… 6 votes
- 1 Kings 21:7 — And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let… 5 votes
- 1 Kings 21:19 — And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And… 2 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:7 — Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- 1 Kings 21:2 — And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because… 4 votes
- 1 Samuel 22:7 — Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give… 3 votes
- 1 Kings 21:7 — And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:15
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Points to (5)
- Daniel 1:18 — Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs… 2 votes
- Daniel 1:7–10 — Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to… 2 votes
- Daniel 1:3 — And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of… 2 votes
- Isaiah 39:7 — And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be… 2 votes
- Genesis 37:36 — And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. 2 votes
Pointed to from (5)
- Esther 4:4 — So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she… 4 votes
- Hebrews 7:2 — To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after… 3 votes
- Nehemiah 5:15 — But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread… 3 votes
- 2 Chronicles 18:8 — And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:16
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
Pointed to from (1)
- Song of Solomon 3:7 — Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:17
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Pointed to from (2)
- 1 Samuel 17:8 — And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle… 5 votes
- Hebrews 7:2 — To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after… 3 votes
1 Samuel 8:18
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
Points to (8)
- Micah 3:4 — Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that… 6 votes
- Isaiah 1:15 — And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will… 5 votes
- Proverbs 1:25–28 — But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 5 votes
- Isaiah 8:21 — And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be… 3 votes
- Luke 13:25 — When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and… 2 votes
- Proverbs 21:13 — Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Proverbs 1:28 — Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 5 votes
- 2 Chronicles 10:11 — For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with… 2 votes
- 1 Kings 12:11 — And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised… 2 votes
1 Samuel 8:19
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Points to (5)
- Jeremiah 44:16 — As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. 4 votes
- Ezekiel 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words,… 2 votes
- Jeremiah 7:13 — And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and… 2 votes
- Isaiah 66:4 — I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did… 2 votes
- Psalms 81:11 — But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 2 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Hebrews 13:17 — Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that… 9 votes
- Deuteronomy 17:14 — When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell… 7 votes
- 1 Samuel 8:5 — And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us… 4 votes
- Hosea 13:10 — I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou… 3 votes
1 Samuel 8:20
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
Points to (11)
- 1 Samuel 8:5 — And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us… 5 votes
- 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew… 2 votes
- Philippians 3:20 — For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 votes
- 2 Corinthians 6:17 — Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and… 2 votes
- Romans 12:12 — Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 2 votes
- John 15:19 — If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen… 2 votes
Pointed to from (2)
- 1 Samuel 12:2 — And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you:… 4 votes
- Numbers 27:17 — Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may… 3 votes
1 Samuel 8:21
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
Points to (1)
- Judges 11:11 — Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and… 4 votes
1 Samuel 8:22
And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
Points to (2)
- 1 Samuel 8:7 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they… 5 votes
- Hosea 13:11 — I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 4 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Exodus 18:23 — If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people… 2 votes