1 Samuel 8:1

Which verses does 1 Samuel 8:1 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Deuteronomy 16:18–197 votes

   You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

2. 1 Timothy 5:215 votes

   I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.

3. Judges 8:22–234 votes

   Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

4. Judges 12:144 votes

   He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

5. 2 Chronicles 19:5–64 votes

   He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.

6. Nehemiah 7:24 votes

   Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

7. Judges 5:103 votes

   You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder

8. Judges 10:43 votes

   He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 8:1?

Ranked by reader votes.

• 1 Samuel 12:2 4
• Exodus 21:6 2
• 1 Samuel 2:22 2
• 1 Samuel 14:52 1