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I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the LORD to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the LORD for a king!” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king.” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/12.htm">King James Bible</a> Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/12.htm">New King James Version</a> Is today not the wheat harvest? I will call to the LORD, and He will send thunder and rain, that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking a king for yourselves.” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that He will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the LORD, by asking for yourselves a king.” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the LORD by asking for yourselves a king.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the LORD by asking for yourselves a king.” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the eyes of Yahweh by asking for yourselves a king.” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Is it not [the beginning of the] wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD and He will send thunder and rain; then you will know [without any doubt], and see that your evil which you have done is great in the sight of the LORD by asking for yourselves a king.” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Isn’t the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain so that you will recognize what an immense evil you committed in the LORD’s sight by requesting a king for yourselves.” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Isn&#8217t the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD and He will send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you committed in the LORD&#8217s sight by requesting a king for yourselves.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Isn't this the dry season? I'm going to ask the LORD to send a thunderstorm. When you see it, you will realize how wrong you were to ask for a king. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call unto the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Isn't the wheat being harvested today? I will call on the LORD, and he'll send thunder and rain. Then you will realize what a wicked thing you did in the LORD's presence when you asked for a king." <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> It's the dry season, isn't it? But I will pray, and the LORD will send thunder and rain. When this happens, you will realize that you committed a great sin against the LORD when you asked him for a king." <a href="/isv/1_samuel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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." <a href="/msb/1_samuel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.? <a href="/net/1_samuel/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the LORD so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves." <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for a king." <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call to the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. <a href="/web/1_samuel/12.htm">World English Bible</a> Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in Yahweh’s sight, in asking for a king.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> is it not wheat-harvest today? I call to YHWH, and He gives voices and rain; and know and see that your evil is great which you have done in the eyes of YHWH, to ask [for] a king for yourselves.” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Is it not the harvest of wheat this day? I will call to Jehovah and he will give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your wickedness is great which ye did in the eyes of Jehovah to ask for you a king.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Is it not the harvest of the wheat today? I will call upon the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain. And you will know and see that you have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, by petitioning for a king over you.” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Are we not in the harvest time for wheat? Yet I will call upon the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain. Thus you will see and understand how great an evil it is in the eyes of the LORD that you have asked for a king.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that the wickedness that you have done in the sight of the LORD is great in demanding a king for yourselves.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, it is wheat harvest today; I will call to the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, in that you have asked for yourselves a king. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold the harvest of wheat is today. I shall call LORD JEHOVAH and he will give noise and rain, and know and see that your great evil is that you have asked for yourselves a King!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness is great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/12-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=3014" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Samuel's Farewell Address</a> …16Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. 17<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Is it not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: ḥiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">the wheat</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qə·ṣîr- (N-msc) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">harvest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today?</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ’eq·rā (V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">I will call</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to send</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·lō·wṯ (N-mp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">thunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: ū·mā·ṭār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">and rain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ū·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">so that you will know</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bāh (Adj-fs) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">what a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘aṯ·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nê (Prep-b:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: liš·’ō·wl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">by asking</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">a king.”</a> 18So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a> Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. <a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23-24</a> So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt. / The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation. <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">1 Kings 18:36-39</a> At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command. / Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.” / Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench. ... <a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a> Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things. <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7-8</a> “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. <a href="/job/37-13.htm">Job 37:13</a> Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. <a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Psalm 135:6-7</a> The LORD does all that pleases Him in the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and in all their depths. / He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses. <a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Matthew 8:26-27</a> “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” <a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39-41</a> Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” <a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24-25</a> The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a> These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Deuteronomy 11:16-17</a> But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods, / or the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you. <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a> I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” <a href="/jeremiah/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a> They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a> Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call to the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.<a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm">1 Samuel 12:16</a> Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.<a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1</a> As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.I will call<a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">1 Samuel 7:9,10</a> And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him… <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">Joshua 10:12</a> Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.<a href="/psalms/99-6.htm">Psalm 99:6</a> Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.your wickedness <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a> And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/20-34.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-10.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-6.htm">Perceive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/judges/15-11.htm">Realize</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-10.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-9.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-13.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-13.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-13.htm">Wheat-Harvest</a> <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/26-17.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-12.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-15.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-9.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-6.htm">Perceive</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-18.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-26.htm">Realize</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-40.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-23.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-18.htm">Thunder</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">Today</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-30.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-6.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/genesis/30-14.htm">Wheat-Harvest</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-34.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 12</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">Samuel testifies his integrity</a> 6. <a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">He reproves the people of ingratitude</a> 16. <a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm">He terrifies them with thunder in harvest time</a> 20. <a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">he comforts them in God's mercy</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Is it not the wheat harvest today? The timing of the wheat harvest in ancient Israel typically occurred in late spring or early summer, around May or June. This period was usually dry, making rain highly unusual and potentially damaging to the crops. The mention of the wheat harvest sets the stage for a miraculous event, emphasizing the gravity of the situation. The harvest time was crucial for the agrarian society, and any disruption could lead to significant economic and food supply consequences. This context underscores the seriousness of the sign Samuel is about to invoke.I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, Samuel's declaration to call upon the LORD for thunder and rain is significant because it demonstrates his role as a prophet and mediator between God and the people. Thunder and rain during the dry season would be seen as a divine intervention, highlighting God's power and authority. This act serves as a sign of God's displeasure with Israel's request for a king, contrasting with the typical weather patterns and showcasing God's control over nature. The event recalls other instances in Scripture where God uses weather as a sign, such as the plagues in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23</a>) and Elijah's prayer for rain (<a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a>).so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed The purpose of the miraculous sign is to convict the Israelites of their wrongdoing. By witnessing the unnatural storm, the people would recognize the seriousness of their sin in asking for a king. This phrase emphasizes the moral and spiritual implications of their request, framing it as a transgression against God's established order. The use of "know and see" suggests both intellectual and experiential understanding, indicating that the people would not only comprehend their sin but also feel its weight.in the sight of the LORD This phrase highlights the omniscience and omnipresence of God, who sees and judges the actions of His people. It underscores the idea that their request for a king was not just a political decision but a spiritual rebellion against God's kingship. The phrase serves as a reminder that all actions are ultimately accountable to God, who is the ultimate authority and judge. This concept is echoed throughout Scripture, where God is depicted as the one who sees the hearts and actions of individuals (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, <a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a>).by asking for a king. The request for a king represented a significant shift in Israel's governance and spiritual life. It was seen as a rejection of God's direct rule over His people, as He had been their king since the time of the Exodus. The desire for a human king was influenced by the surrounding nations, reflecting a lack of faith in God's provision and protection. This request fulfilled the prophecy given in <a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-20</a>, where God anticipated Israel's desire for a king and provided guidelines for such a ruler. The request also foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, the ultimate King, who would fulfill God's promise of a righteous and eternal kingdom (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a>, <a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> The last judge of Israel, a prophet, and a key figure in the transition from the period of judges to the monarchy. He is addressing the Israelites in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who demanded a king to rule over them, rejecting God's direct rule. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is about to demonstrate His power and displeasure through a miraculous sign. 4. <a href="/topical/w/wheat_harvest.htm">Wheat Harvest</a> A significant agricultural period in Israel, typically dry, making the coming rain and thunder an extraordinary event. 5. <a href="/topical/t/thunder_and_rain.htm">Thunder and Rain</a> A divine sign used by God to confirm Samuel's words and to convict the Israelites of their sin in asking for a king.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a> God controls nature and uses it to communicate with His people. The unusual rain during the wheat harvest was a clear sign of His displeasure and power. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejecting_god.htm">The Consequences of Rejecting God</a> The Israelites' demand for a king was a rejection of God's kingship. This passage reminds us of the importance of seeking God's will rather than conforming to worldly desires. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Samuel's role as a prophet was to guide and correct the people. We should value and heed godly counsel in our lives. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_recognition_of_sin.htm">Repentance and Recognition of Sin</a> The Israelites needed to recognize their sin in asking for a king. We, too, must be willing to acknowledge our wrongdoings and seek God's forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 12</a> <a href="/q/is_sudden_rain_in_1_sam_12_17-18_plausible.htm">How is the sudden thunder and rain in 1 Samuel 12:17–18 scientifically plausible during wheat harvest? </a> <a href="/q/how_verify_1_sam_12_19_repentance.htm">How could the people’s immediate repentance in 1 Samuel 12:19 be verified historically or culturally?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_samuel_12_both_favor_and_condemn_israel's_monarchy.htm">Why does 1 Samuel 12 suggest divine favor for Israel’s kingly institution while also condemning it as sinful? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_1_sam_12_14-15_contradict_deut_17.htm">Why does Samuel's speech in 1 Samuel 12:14-15 seem at odds with earlier promises of a king in Deuteronomy 17:14-20?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) Is it not wheat harvest day?--The Canaan wheat harvest is between the middle of May and the middle of June. Rain in that season seldom or never falls, but if it does it is usually severe. This is the testimony of one who spoke as a resident, and his statement is confirmed by the observations of the latest travellers and scholars. The terrible storm of rain accompanied with thunder, at a time of year when these storms of thunder and rain rarely took place, coming, as it did, in direct answer to the seer's invocation, struck the people naturally with great fear, and for the moment they thoroughly repented of the past, and entreated Samuel--who, they felt, stood on strangely familiar terms with that awful yet loving Eternal--to intercede for them.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - Wheat harvest. Barley was fit for reaping at the Passover, and wheat at Pentecost, i.e. between the middle of May and the middle of June. Jerome, on <a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a>, testifies that during his long residence in Palestine he had never seen rain there during June and July; but Conder ('Handbook of Bible,' p. 221), says, "Storms still occur occasionally in harvest time." He shall send thunder. Hebrew, voices, and so in ver. 18 (see <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">1 Samuel 2:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">1 Samuel 7:9</a>). DIVINE TESTIMONY TO SAMUEL'S INTEGRITY (vers. 18-25). <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/12-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Is it not הֲל֤וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no the wheat חִטִּים֙ (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> Wheat harvest קְצִיר־ (qə·ṣîr-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb today? הַיּ֔וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day I will call אֶקְרָא֙ (’eq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to send וְיִתֵּ֥ן (wə·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set thunder קֹל֖וֹת (qō·lō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound and rain, וּמָטָ֑ר (ū·mā·ṭār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> Rain so that you will know וּדְע֣וּ (ū·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know and see וּרְא֗וּ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see what a great רַבָּה֙ (rab·bāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great evil רָעַתְכֶ֤ם (rā·‘aṯ·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil you have committed עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make in the sight בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel by asking לִשְׁא֥וֹל (liš·’ō·wl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand for לָכֶ֖ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> a king.” מֶֽלֶךְ׃ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 12:17 Isn't it wheat harvest today? 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