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1 Samuel 12

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And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799 unto all Israelh3478, Behold, I have hearkenedh8085h8804 unto your voiceh6963 in all that ye saidh559h8804 unto me, and have madeh4427h8686 a kingh4428 over you.

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And now, behold, the kingh4428 walkethh1980h8693 beforeh6440 you: and I am oldh2204h8804 and grayheadedh7867h8804; and, behold, my sonsh1121 are with you: and I have walkedh1980h8694 beforeh6440 you from my childhoodh5271 unto this dayh3117.

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Behold, here I am : witnessh6030h8798 against me before the LORDh3068, and before his anointedh4899: whose oxh7794 have I takenh3947h8804? or whose assh2543 have I takenh3947h8804? or whom have I defraudedh6231h8804? whom have I oppressedh7533h8804? or of whose handh3027 have I received any bribeh3724 to blindh5956h8686 mine eyesh5869 therewith? and I will restoreh7725h8686 it you. bribe: Heb. ransom
to blind...: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him

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And they saidh559h8799, Thou hast not defraudedh6231h8804 us, nor oppressedh7533h8804 us, neither hast thou takenh3947h8804 oughth3972 of any man'sh376 handh3027.

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And he saidh559h8799 unto them, The LORDh3068 is witnessh5707 against you, and his anointedh4899 is witnessh5707 this dayh3117, that ye have not foundh4672h8804 oughth3972 in my handh3027. And they answeredh559h8799, He is witnessh5707.

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And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799 unto the peopleh5971, It is the LORDh3068 that advancedh6213h8804 Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175, and that broughth5927 your fathersh1 uph5927h8689 out of the landh776 of Egypth4714. advanced: or, made

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Now therefore stand stillh3320h8690, that I may reasonh8199h8735 with you beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 of all the righteous actsh6666 of the LORDh3068, which he didh6213h8804 to you and to your fathersh1. righteous...: Heb. righteousnesses, or, benefits
to: Heb. with

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When Jacobh3290 was comeh935h8804 into Egypth4714, and your fathersh1 criedh2199h8799 unto the LORDh3068, then the LORDh3068 senth7971h8799 Mosesh4872 and Aaronh175, which brought forthh3318h8686 your fathersh1 out of Egypth4714, and made them dwellh3427h8686 in this placeh4725.

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And when they forgath7911h8799 the LORDh3068 their Godh430, he soldh4376h8799 them into the handh3027 of Siserah5516, captainh8269 of the hosth6635 of Hazorh2674, and into the handh3027 of the Philistinesh6430, and into the handh3027 of the kingh4428 of Moabh4124, and they foughth3898h8735 against them.

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And they criedh2199h8799 unto the LORDh3068, and saidh559h8799, We have sinnedh2398h8804, because we have forsakenh5800h8804 the LORDh3068, and have servedh5647h8799 Baalimh1168 and Ashtarothh6252: but now deliverh5337h8685 us out of the handh3027 of our enemiesh341h8802, and we will serveh5647h8799 thee.

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And the LORDh3068 senth7971h8799 Jerubbaalh3378, and Bedanh917, and Jephthahh3316, and Samuelh8050, and deliveredh5337h8686 you out of the handh3027 of your enemiesh341h8802 on every sideh5439, and ye dwelledh3427h8799 safeh983.

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And when ye sawh7200h8799 that Nahashh5176 the kingh4428 of the childrenh1121 of Ammonh5983 cameh935h8804 against you, ye saidh559h8799 unto me, Nay; but a kingh4428 shall reignh4427h8799 over us: when the LORDh3068 your Godh430 was your kingh4428.

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Now therefore behold the kingh4428 whom ye have chosenh977h8804, and whom ye have desiredh7592h8804! and, behold, the LORDh3068 hath seth5414h8804 a kingh4428 over you.

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If ye will fearh3372h8799 the LORDh3068, and serveh5647h8804 him, and obeyh8085h8804 his voiceh6963, and not rebelh4784h8686 against the commandmenth6310 of the LORDh3068, then shall both ye and also the kingh4428 that reignethh4427h8804 over you continue followingh310 the LORDh3068 your Godh430: commandment: Heb. mouth
continue...: Heb. be after

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But if ye will not obeyh8085h8799 the voiceh6963 of the LORDh3068, but rebelh4784h8804 against the commandmenth6310 of the LORDh3068, then shall the handh3027 of the LORDh3068 be against you, as it was against your fathersh1.

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Now thereforeh1571 standh3320h8690 and seeh7200h8798 this greath1419 thingh1697, which the LORDh3068 will doh6213h8802 before your eyesh5869.

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Is it not wheath2406 harvesth7105 to dayh3117? I will callh7121h8799 unto the LORDh3068, and he shall sendh5414h8799 thunderh6963 and rainh4306; that ye may perceiveh3045h8798 and seeh7200h8798 that your wickednessh7451 is greath7227, which ye have doneh6213h8804 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068, in askingh7592h8800 you a kingh4428.

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So Samuelh8050 calledh7121h8799 unto the LORDh3068; and the LORDh3068 senth5414h8799 thunderh6963 and rainh4306 that dayh3117: and all the peopleh5971 greatlyh3966 fearedh3372h8799 the LORDh3068 and Samuelh8050.

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And all the peopleh5971 saidh559h8799 unto Samuelh8050, Prayh6419h8690 for thy servantsh5650 unto the LORDh3068 thy Godh430, that we dieh4191h8799 not: for we have addedh3254h8804 unto all our sinsh2403 this evilh7451, to askh7592h8800 us a kingh4428.

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And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799 unto the peopleh5971, Fearh3372h8799 not: ye have doneh6213h8804 all this wickednessh7451: yet turn not asideh5493h8799 from followingh310 the LORDh3068, but serveh5647h8804 the LORDh3068 with all your hearth3824;

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And turn ye not asideh5493h8799: for then should ye go afterh310 vainh8414 things , which cannot profith3276h8686 nor deliverh5337h8686; for they are vainh8414.

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For the LORDh3068 will not forsakeh5203h8799 his peopleh5971 for his greath1419 name'sh8034 sake: because it hath pleasedh2974h8689 the LORDh3068 to makeh6213h8800 you his peopleh5971.

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Moreover as for meh595, God forbidh2486 that I should sinh2398h8800 against the LORDh3068 in ceasingh2308h8800 to prayh6419h8692 for you: but I will teachh3384h8689 you the goodh2896 and the righth3477 wayh1870: in: Heb. from

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Only fearh3372h8798 the LORDh3068, and serveh5647h8804 him in truthh571 with all your hearth3824: for considerh7200h8798 how great things he hath doneh1431h8689 for you. how...: or, what a great thing

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But if ye shall stillh7489h8687 do wickedlyh7489h8686, ye shall be consumedh5595h8735, both ye and your kingh4428.



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