1 Samuel 12:19
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
Cross-reference
1 Samuel 7:8 records a similar plea for Samuel to intercede, asking him to cry out to God for deliverance.
1 Samuel 7:5 shows Samuel praying for Israel earlier, just as the people now ask him to pray for them.
Acts 8:24 has Simon the sorcerer asking Peter to pray for him after sinning, directly echoing the people's request to Samuel.
In Numbers 12:11, Aaron confesses sin and asks Moses not to punish—mirroring the people's confession and plea to Samuel.
In Numbers 21:7, Israel says 'We have sinned' and asks Moses to pray to remove serpents—identical pattern of confession and intercession.
Deuteronomy 17:14 records God's anticipation of Israel requesting a king—the very sin they confess here.
In Exodus 9:28, Pharaoh asks Moses to pray to stop the plague after confessing sin, mirroring the people's plea to Samuel.
In Exodus 8:8, Pharaoh asks Moses to plead with God after a plague—echoing the people's plea for Samuel to intercede after their sin.
In 1 Kings 13:6, Jeroboam asks the man of God to entreat the LORD for him—similar request for prophetic intercession.
Jeremiah 37:3 shows Zedekiah asking Jeremiah to pray for the people, mirroring the people's request for Samuel's intercession after their sin.
Jeremiah 42:2 has the remnant begging Jeremiah to pray for them, echoing the same plea for prophetic intercession seen here.
Exodus 10:17 repeats Pharaoh's request for Moses' intercession to remove death, paralleling the people's fear and plea to Samuel.
Job 42:8 shows God directing Job's friends to have Job pray for them, similar to the people seeking Samuel's intercession after their sin.
Psalm 78:34 describes Israel seeking God after judgment, echoing the people's turning to Samuel in fear of death.
Isaiah 26:16 speaks of Israel coming to God in distress and prayer, similar to the people's urgent request for Samuel to pray.
Jeremiah 27:18 calls prophets to entreat the LORD to prevent exile—similar appeal for intercession in a crisis.
Genesis 20:7 describes a prophet praying to avert death, similar to Samuel's role as intercessor for the people.