In 1 Samuel 2:10, Hannah’s song says God thunders from heaven against His enemies — the same thunder motif appears here as a sign validating Samuel’s word.

Exodus 14:31 records the people fearing the Lord and believing Moses after the Red Sea, mirroring the fear and belief in Samuel here.

Exodus 19:16 has thunder and lightning causing the people to tremble at Sinai, a direct parallel to the thunder and fear here.

In 2 Samuel 22:14, David declares ‘The LORD thundered from heaven’ — the same divine action of thunder as a response to God’s chosen servant.

Psalm 99:6 also mentions Samuel calling on the LORD and being answered, echoing the intercession here.

In Joshua 4:14, the people fear Joshua as they feared Moses after a divine sign — here they fear Samuel and the LORD after the thunder and rain.

Psalm 106:13 contrasts by noting they soon forgot God's works, unlike the lasting fear in 1 Samuel 12:18.

Proverbs 26:1 says rain at harvest is unfitting, contrasting the miraculous sign of rain at wheat harvest here.

In Job 37:13, God sends rain for correction, love, or the land — the thunder and rain here come as correction for Israel’s request for a king, fulfilling a divine purpose.

Isaiah 29:6 uses thunder as a sign of divine visitation, similar to the thunder sent in response to Samuel's prayer.

Mark 4:41 records the disciples' fear at Jesus calming the storm, mirroring the people's fear at God's thunder and rain.