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I’ve listened to you, to everything you have told me, and I’ve appointed a king over you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Now here is the king walking before you,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:2 i.e. leading you">a</a></span> while I’m old and gray, and my sons are with you. I’ve walked before you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:2 i.e. led you">b</a></span> from my youth until this day. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Here I am. Testify against me in the LORD’s presence and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken? Who have I cheated? Who have I oppressed? Who bribed me to look the other way?<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:3 Lit. From whose hand did I accept a bribe to blind my eyes">c</a></span> I’ll restore it to you.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They said, “You haven’t cheated us or oppressed us, and you haven’t taken anything from anyone’s hand.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He told them, “Today the LORD is testifying, along with his anointed, that you haven’t found any bribes in my possession.”</p> <p class="reg">They said, “He’s a witness.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then Samuel told the people, “It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors up out of the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Now stand up and I’ll pass judgment on you in light of the LORD’s righteous acts that he did for you and your ancestors. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>After Jacob went to Egypt, and your ancestors cried out to the LORD, he sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But they forgot the LORD their God, so he handed them over to the domination of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into domination by the Philistines and by the king of Moab, and Israel fought against them.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“Then they cried out to the LORD: ‘We have sinned because we have forsaken the LORD and have served<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:10 Or worshipped">d</a></span> the Baals<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:10 i.e. images representing the Canaanite storm god">e</a></span> and the Ashtaroth.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:10 i.e. trees or other symbols representing the Canaanite deity Asherah">f</a></span> Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:10 Or worship">g</a></span> you.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:11 i.e. Gideon">h</a></span> Barak,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:11 So LXX and Syr; MT reads Bedan">i</a></span> Jephthah, and Samuel and he delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, so that you lived securely. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to fight you, you told me, ‘No, let a king rule over us instead,’ even though the LORD your God was your king.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one whom you asked for. See, the Lord has appointed a king over you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>If you fear the LORD, serve him, obey him, and don’t rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who rules over you will truly follow the LORD your God. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But if you don’t obey the LORD and rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the LORD will turn against you as he did against your ancestors.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:15 Lit. and against your ancestors">j</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Now then, stand up and see this great thing that the LORD is about to do before your eyes. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Is it not the wheat harvest today? I’ll call upon the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and understand that you have done a great evil in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Samuel called upon the LORD that same day, and the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then all the people told Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we don’t die, because we made all our sins worse by asking for a king for ourselves.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Samuel told all the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have done all this evil. Yet don’t turn aside from following the LORD, but serve<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:20 Or worship">k</a></span> the LORD with all your heart. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Don’t turn aside after useless things<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="12:21 i.e. idols or false gods">l</a></span> that cannot profit or deliver because they’re useless. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Indeed, the LORD won’t abandon His people for the sake of His great name, for the LORD desires to make you a people for himself. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Now as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. I’ll also instruct you in the way that is good and right. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Only, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Indeed, consider what great things he has done for you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 12:2 i.e. leading you<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 12:2 i.e. led you<br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 12:3 Lit. <i>From whose hand did I accept a bribe to blind my eyes</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 12:10 Or <i>worshipped</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 12:10 i.e. images representing the Canaanite storm god<br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 12:10 i.e. trees or other symbols representing the Canaanite deity Asherah<br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 12:10 Or <i>worship</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 12:11 i.e. Gideon<br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 12:11 So LXX and Syr; MT reads <i>Bedan</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 12:15 Lit. <i>and against your ancestors</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 12:20 Or <i>worship</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 12:21 i.e. idols or false gods<br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/1_samuel/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>