1 Samuel 12:19
And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.
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Exodus 9:28Pray then for me to the Lord, and let him cause the thunderings of God to cease, and the hail and the fire, and I will send you forth and ye shall remain no longer.
Exodus 32:30And it came to pass after the morrow had begun, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I may make atonement for your sin.
1 Samuel 7:5And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to the Lord.
1 Samuel 8:6And the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.
Job 42:8Now then take seven bullocks, and seven rams, 1 And go to my servant Job, 1 And he shall offer a burnt offering for you. 1 And my servant Job shall pray for you, 1 For I will only accept him: 1 For but for his sake, I would have destroyed you, 1 For ye have not spoken the truth against my servant Job. 1
Isaiah 26:16Lord, in affliction I remembered thee; thy chastening was to us with small affliction.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 12:17-25
Samuel Calls for Thunder; Samuel Encourages and Comforts Israel. ( b. c. 1069.) 16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord , and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord , in asking you a king. 18 So Samuel called unto the Lord ; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the… Read the whole commentary →