1 Samuel 12:5

And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 12:3 sets up Samuel's challenge to the people—verse 5 then declares God and the king as witnesses to their response.

In Job 31:35-40, Job similarly calls for a witness to his integrity — parallel to Samuel's appeal that the Lord is witness.

Psalm 17:3 Parallel

In Psalm 17:3, David appeals to God as witness of his blamelessness—echoing Samuel's declaration of innocence before the Lord.

Acts 24:16 Parallel

In Acts 24:16, Paul strives for a clear conscience — echoing Samuel's claim of integrity before God and Israel.

Acts 24:20 Parallel

In Acts 24:20, Paul challenges accusers to state his wrongdoing — parallel to Samuel's challenge that the people found nothing in his hand.

In 1 Corinthians 4:4, Paul acknowledges his clear conscience but submits to the Lord's judgment — similar to Samuel's appeal to the Lord as witness.

In 2 Corinthians 1:12, Paul boasts of his sincere conduct and clear conscience — mirroring Samuel's claim that the Lord witnesses his integrity.

In Genesis 31:50, Jacob calls God as witness between him and Laban—same appeal to divine witness that Samuel uses here.

In Judges 11:10, the elders call the Lord as witness to their pact with Jephthah—mirroring Samuel's invocation of God as witness.

Job 16:19 Related theme

In Job 16:19, Job calls God as his witness in heaven—same reliance on divine testimony as Samuel's claim of innocence.

Malachi 2:14 Related theme

In Malachi 2:14, the Lord is a witness to the marriage covenant—similar to being witness to Samuel's innocence and the people's agreement.