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1 Samuel 12

Samuel Addresses Israel

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Then Samuelh8050 saidh559 to allh3605 Israelh3478, "Beholdh2009,  aI have listenedh8085 to your voiceh6963 in allh3605 that you saidh559 to me and I  bhave  1appointedh4427a a kingh4428 overh5921 you.

2

"Nowh6258,  ahereh2009 is the kingh4428 walkingh1980 beforeh6440 you, but  bI amh2204 oldh2204 and grayh7867, and beholdh2009  cmy sonsh1121 are with you. And  dI have walkedh1980 beforeh6440 you from my youthh5271 evenh5704 to thish2088 dayh3117.

3

"Hereh2009 I am; bearh6030a witnessh6030a against me beforeh5048 the LORDh3068 and  aHis anointedh4899.  bWhoseh4310 oxh7794 have I takenh3947, or whoseh4310 donkeyh2543 have I takenh3947, or whomh4310 have I defraudedh6231? Whomh4310 have I oppressedh7533, or  cfrom whoseh4310 handh3027 have I takenh3947 a bribeh3724a to blindh5956 my eyesh5869 with it? I will restoreh7725 it to you."

4

They saidh559, "You have not defraudedh6231 us or oppressedh7533 us or takenh3947 anythingh3972 from anyh376 man'sh376 handh3027."

5

He saidh559 to them, "The LORDh3068 is witnessh5707 against you, and His anointedh4899 is witnessh5707 thish2088 dayh3117 that  ayou have foundh4672 nothingh3808h3972  bin my handh3027." And they saidh559, "He is witnessh5707."

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Then Samuelh8050 saidh559 to the peopleh5971a, "It is the LORDh3068 whoh834  1 aappointedh6213a Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175 and whoh834 broughth5927 your fathersh1 up from the landh776 of Egypth4714.

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"So nowh6258, takeh3320 your standh3320,  athat I may pleadh8199 with you beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 concerningh854 allh3605 the righteoush6666 actsh6666 of the LORDh3068 whichh834 He didh6213a for you and your fathersh1.

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aWhenh3512c Jacobh3290 wenth935 into Egypth4714 and  byour fathersh1 criedh2199 out to the LORDh3068, then  cthe LORDh3068 senth7971 Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175  1 dwho broughth3318 your fathersh1 out of Egypth4714 and settledh3427 them in thish2088 placeh4725.

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"But  athey forgoth7911 the LORDh3068 their Godh430, so  bHe soldh4376 them into the handh3027 of Siserah5516, captainh8269 of the armyh6635 of Hazorh2674, and  cinto the handh3027 of the Philistinesh6430 and  dinto the handh3027 of the kingh4428 of Moabh4124, and they foughth3898a against them.

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aThey criedh2199 out to the LORDh3068 and saidh559, `We have sinnedh2398 becauseh3588 we have forsakenh5800a the LORDh3068 and have servedh5647  bthe Baalsh1168a and the Ashtarothh6252b; but  cnowh6258 deliverh5337 us from the handsh3027 of our enemiesh340, and we will serveh5647 You.'

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"Then the LORDh3068 senth7971  aJerubbaalh3378 and  1 bBedanh917 and  cJephthahh3316 and  dSamuelh8050, and deliveredh5337 you from the handsh3027 of your enemiesh340 allh4480h5439 aroundh5439, so that you livedh3427 in securityh983.

The King Confirmed

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"When you sawh7200  athat Nahashh5176 the kingh4428 of the sonsh1121 of Ammonh5983 cameh935 againsth5921 you, you saidh559 to me, ` bNoh3808, but a kingh4428 shall reignh4427a overh5921 us,'  calthough the LORDh3068 your Godh430 was your kingh4428.

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"Nowh6258 therefore,  ahereh2009 is the kingh4428 whomh4310 you have chosenh977,  bwhomh4310 you have askedh7592 for, and beholdh2009, the LORDh3068 has seth5414 a kingh4428 overh5921 you.

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aIfh518 you will fearh3372a the LORDh3068 and serveh5647 Him, and listenh8085 to His voiceh6963 and not rebelh4784 againsth854 the  1commandh6310 of the LORDh3068, then bothh1571 you and alsoh1571 the kingh4428 whoh834 reignsh4427a overh5921 you will followh310 the LORDh3068 your Godh430.

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aIfh518 you will not listenh8085 to the voiceh6963 of the LORDh3068, but rebelh4784 againsth854 the  1commandh6310 of the LORDh3068, then  bthe handh3027 of the LORDh3068 will be against you,  cas it was against your fathersh1.

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"Evenh1571 nowh6258,  atakeh3320 your standh3320 and seeh7200 thish2088 greath1419 thingh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068 will doh6213a before your eyesh5869.

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aIs it not the wheath2406 harvesth7105a todayh3117?  bI will callh7121 to the LORDh3068, that He may sendh5414  1thunderh6963 and rainh4306. Then you will knowh3045 and seeh7200 that  cyour wickednessh7463a is greath7227a whichh834 you have doneh6213a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 by askingh7592 for yourselves a kingh4428."

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So Samuelh8050 calledh7121 to the LORDh3068, and the LORDh3068 senth5414  1thunderh6963 and rainh4306 that dayh3117; and  aallh3605 the peopleh5971a greatlyh3966 fearedh3372a the LORDh3068 and Samuelh8050.

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Then allh3605 the peopleh5971a saidh559 to Samuelh8050, " aPrayh6419 for your servantsh5650 to the LORDh3068 your Godh430, so that we may not dieh4191, for we have addedh3254 to allh3605 our sinsh2403b  bthis evilh7463a by askingh7592 for ourselves a kingh4428."

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Samuelh8050 saidh559 to the peopleh5971a, "Do not fearh3372a. You have committedh6213a allh3605 thish2088 evilh7463a, yeth389  ado not turnh5493 asideh5493 from followingh310 the LORDh3068, but serveh5647 the LORDh3068 with allh3605 your hearth3824.

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"You must not turnh5493 asideh5493, for then you would go afterh310  afutileh8414 thingsh8414 whichh834 can not profith3276 or deliverh5337, becauseh3588 they are futileh8414.

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"For  athe LORDh3068 will not abandonh5203 His peopleh5971a  bon accounth5668 of His greath1419 nameh8034, becauseh3588 the LORDh3068  chas been pleasedh3190h2974 to makeh6213a you a peopleh5971a for Himself.

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"Moreoverh1571, as for me,  afarh2486 be it from me that I should sinh2398 against the LORDh3068 by ceasingh2308 to prayh6419 for you; but  bI will instructh3384 you in the goodh2896a and righth3477 wayh1870.

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aOnlyh389  1fearh3372a the LORDh3068 and serveh5647 Him in truthh571 with allh3605 your hearth3824; for considerh7200  bwhath834 greath1431 thingsh1431 He has doneh1431 for you.

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aBut ifh518 you stillh7489a doh7489a wickedlyh7489a,  bbothh1571 you and your kingh4428  cwill be swepth5595 awayh5595."



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