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class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12#h=81:294-81:431"><span class="altsize">22</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-1" data-section-citation="009012001009012001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-60"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p285" data-pid="285">Lit., “listened to your voice as respects.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/252" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-253"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:5; 10:24; 11:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-253" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-253" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-2" data-section-citation="009012002009012002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-61"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p286" data-pid="286">Lit., “walking before.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/253" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-254"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-254" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-254" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/254" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-255"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:1, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-255" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-255" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/255" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-256"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 3:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-256" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-256" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-3" data-section-citation="009012003009012003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-62"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p287" data-pid="287">Or “hush money.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/256" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-257"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 9:16, 17; 10:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-257" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-257" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/257" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-258"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 16:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-258" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-258" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/258" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-259"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 16:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-259" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-259" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/259" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-260"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 22:4; Le 6:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-260" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-260" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p186" data-pid="186" class="se"></p> <p id="p187" data-pid="187" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/126/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 734</a></p> <p id="p188" data-pid="188" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/75/0">it-2 734;</a></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"></p> <p id="p106" data-pid="106" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/104/0">ad 1372;</a><span class="ni"> g65 1/22 8</span></p> <p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-4" data-section-citation="009012004009012004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:4</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p107" data-pid="107" class="sx"><span class="ni">g65 1/22 8</span></p> <p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-5" data-section-citation="009012005009012005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-63"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p288" data-pid="288">Lit., “have not found anything in my hand.”</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-6" data-section-citation="009012006009012006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/260" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-261"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 6:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-261" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-261" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-8" data-section-citation="009012008009012008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/261" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-262"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 46:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-262" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-262" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/262" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-263"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 2:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-263" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-263" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/263" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-264"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-264" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-264" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/264" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-265"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 11:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-265" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-265" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-9" data-section-citation="009012009009012009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/265" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-266"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:18, 30; Jg 2:12, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-266" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-266" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/266" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-267"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 4:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-267" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-267" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/267" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-268"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 10:7; 13:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-268" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-268" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/268" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-269"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 3:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-269" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-269" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p188" data-pid="188" class="se"></p> <p id="p189" data-pid="189" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/127/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 734-735</a></p> <p id="p190" data-pid="190" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/76/0">it-2 734-735</a></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-10" data-section-citation="009012010009012010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/269" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-270"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 2:18; 3:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-270" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-270" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/270" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-271"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 10:10, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-271" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-271" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/271" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-272"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 3:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-272" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-272" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/272" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-273"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-273" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-273" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p190" data-pid="190" class="se"></p> <p id="p191" data-pid="191" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/128/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 977</a></p> <p id="p192" data-pid="192" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/77/0">it-1 977</a></p> <p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-11" data-section-citation="009012011009012011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/273" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-274"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 6:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-274" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-274" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/274" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-275"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-275" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-275" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/275" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-276"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-276" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-276" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/276" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-277"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 26:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-277" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-277" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p192" data-pid="192" class="se"></p> <p id="p193" data-pid="193" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/129/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 14,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/130/0"> 255,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/131/0"> 274-275</a></p> <p id="p194" data-pid="194" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/78/0">it-1 14,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/78/2"> 255,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/78/4"> 274-275;</a></p> <p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sx"></p> <p id="p108" data-pid="108" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/106/0">ad 190,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/106/1"> 205;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/106/2"> w66 413,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/106/3"> 474</a></p> <p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-12" data-section-citation="009012012009012012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/277" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-278"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-278" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-278" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/278" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-279"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:5, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-279" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-279" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/279" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-280"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 8:23; 1Sa 8:7; Isa 33:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-280" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-280" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p109" data-pid="109" class="sx"><span class="ni">rm 165</span></p> <p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-13" data-section-citation="009012013009012013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/280" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-281"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 9:16, 17; 10:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-281" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-281" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-14" data-section-citation="009012014009012014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/281" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-282"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 10:12; 17:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-282" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-282" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/282" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-283"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 24:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-283" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-283" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/283" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-284"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 13:4; 28:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-284" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-284" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-15" data-section-citation="009012015009012015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/284" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-285"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 26:14, 17; De 28:15; Jos 24:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-285" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-285" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-17" data-section-citation="009012017009012017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/285" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-286"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:7; Ho 13:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-286" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-286" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p194" data-pid="194" class="se"></p> <p id="p195" data-pid="195" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/132/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 59</a></p> <div id="p196" data-pid="196"><p data-pid="196" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/133/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="196" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/133/0">10/1/2010, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p197" data-pid="197" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/79/0">ia 59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/79/2"> w10 10/1 14</a></p> <p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-18" data-section-citation="009012018009012018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:18</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p197" data-pid="197" class="se"></p> <p id="p198" data-pid="198" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/134/0"><em>Imitate,</em> p. 66</a></p> <div id="p199" data-pid="199"><p data-pid="199" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/135/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="199" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/135/0">10/1/2010, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p200" data-pid="200" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p82" data-pid="82" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/80/0">ia 66;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/80/2"> w10 10/1 18</a></p> <p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-19" data-section-citation="009012019009012019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/286" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-287"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 7:5; 12:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-287" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-287" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-20" data-section-citation="009012020009012020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/287" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-288"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:29; Jos 23:6; 1Sa 12:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-288" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-288" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/288" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-289"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 6:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-289" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-289" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-21" data-section-citation="009012021009012021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-64"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p289" data-pid="289">Or “unrealities.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-65"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p290" data-pid="290">Or “unrealities.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/289" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-290"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:21; Jer 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-290" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-290" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/290" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-291"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 115:4, 5; Jer 16:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-291" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-291" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p200" data-pid="200" class="se"></p> <div id="p201" data-pid="201"><p data-pid="201" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/136/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="201" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/136/0">7/15/2011, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p202" data-pid="202" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/81/0">w11 7/15 13-14</a></p> <p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-22" data-section-citation="009012022009012022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:22</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/291" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-292"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 7:9; Ps 23:3; 106:8; Jer 14:21; Eze 20:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-292" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-292" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/292" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-293"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 6:13; Ps 94:14; Ro 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-293" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-293" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/293" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-294"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 19:5; De 7:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-294" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-294" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p110" data-pid="110" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/108/0">w79 3/1 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/108/3"> w78 8/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/108/5"> w57 453</a></p> <p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-23" data-section-citation="009012023009012023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:23</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p202" data-pid="202" class="se"></p> <div id="p203" data-pid="203"><p data-pid="203" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/137/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="203" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204398/137/0">6/1/2007, pp. 28-29</a></p> </div><p id="p204" data-pid="204" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270009/82/0">w07 6/1 29;</a></p> <p id="p85" data-pid="85" class="sx"></p> <p id="p111" data-pid="111" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/109/0">w77 372</a></p> <p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-24" data-section-citation="009012024009012024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:24</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-66"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p291" data-pid="291">Or “in truth.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/294" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-295"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 12:14; Ps 111:10; Ec 12:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-295" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-295" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/295" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-296"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 10:12, 21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-296" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-296" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/110/0">g72 12/22 7</a></p> <p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="9-12-25" data-section-citation="009012025009012025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">1 Samuel 12:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/296" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-297"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 24:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-297" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-297" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/297" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-298"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 28:15, 36</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-298" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-298" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/111/0">w79 3/1 13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020009/111/3"> g72 12/22 7</a></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/252/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-253-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:5; 10:24; 11:14, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-253-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-253-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/253/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-254-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-254-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-254-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/254/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-255-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:1, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-255-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-255-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/255/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-256-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 3:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-256-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-256-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/256/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-257-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 9:16, 17; 10:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-257-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-257-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/257/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-258-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 16:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-258-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-258-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/258/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-259-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 16:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-259-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-259-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/259/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-260-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 22:4; Le 6:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-260-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-260-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/260/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-261-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 6:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-261-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-261-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/261/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-262-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 46:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-262-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-262-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/262/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-263-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 2:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-263-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-263-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/263/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-264-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 3:9, 10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-264-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-264-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/264/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-265-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 11:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-265-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-265-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/265/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-266-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:18, 30; Jg 2:12, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-266-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-266-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/266/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-267-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 4:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-267-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-267-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/267/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-268-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 10:7; 13:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-268-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-268-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/268/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-269-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 3:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-269-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-269-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/269/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-270-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 2:18; 3:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-270-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-270-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/270/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-271-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 10:10, 15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-271-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-271-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/271/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-272-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 3:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-272-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-272-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/272/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-273-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-273-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-273-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/273/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-274-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 6:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-274-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-274-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/274/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-275-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-275-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-275-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/275/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-276-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Heb 11:32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-276-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-276-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/276/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-277-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 26:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-277-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-277-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/277/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-278-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-278-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-278-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/278/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-279-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:5, 19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-279-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-279-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/279/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-280-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jg 8:23; 1Sa 8:7; Isa 33:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-280-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-280-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/280/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-281-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 9:16, 17; 10:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-281-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-281-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/281/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-282-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 10:12; 17:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-282-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-282-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/282/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-283-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 24:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-283-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-283-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/283/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-284-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 13:4; 28:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-284-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-284-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/284/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-285-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 26:14, 17; De 28:15; Jos 24:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-285-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-285-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/285/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-286-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 8:7; Ho 13:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-286-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-286-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/286/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-287-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 7:5; 12:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-287-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-287-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/287/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-288-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 31:29; Jos 23:6; 1Sa 12:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-288-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-288-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/288/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-289-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 6:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-289-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-289-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/289/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-290-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 32:21; Jer 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-290-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-290-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/290/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-291-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 115:4, 5; Jer 16:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-291-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-291-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/291/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-292-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 7:9; Ps 23:3; 106:8; Jer 14:21; Eze 20:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-292-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-292-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/292/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-293-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 6:13; Ps 94:14; Ro 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-293-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-293-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/293/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-294-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 19:5; De 7:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-294-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-294-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/294/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-295-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 12:14; Ps 111:10; Ec 12:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-295-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-295-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/295/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-296-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 10:12, 21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-296-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-296-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/296/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-297-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">1 Sam. 12:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 24:20</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-297-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-297-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/9/12/297/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-298-1"><div 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</div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="articlePositioner" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>The First of Samuel</h1> </header> <p id="p77" data-pid="77" class="sb"><span id="v9-12-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7461" class="cl vp"><strong>12</strong> </a>Finally Samuel said to all Israel: “Here I have done<a id="footnotesource60" data-fnid="60" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/59">*</a> all that you asked of me, and I appointed a king to reign over you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/252" data-bid="253-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7462" class="vl vp">2 </a>Now here is the king who is leading<a id="footnotesource61" data-fnid="61" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/60">*</a> you!<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/253" data-bid="254-1" class="b">+</a> As for me, I have grown old and gray, and my sons are here with you,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/254" data-bid="255-1" class="b">+</a> and I have led you from my youth until this day.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/255" data-bid="256-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7463" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Here I am. Testify against me before Jehovah and before his anointed one:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/256" data-bid="257-1" class="b">+</a> Whose bull or whose donkey have I taken?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/257" data-bid="258-1" class="b">+</a> Or whom have I defrauded or crushed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe<a id="footnotesource62" data-fnid="62" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/61">*</a> to make me look the other way?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/258" data-bid="259-1" class="b">+</a> If I have, I will restore it to you.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/259" data-bid="260-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7464" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>To this they said: “You have not defrauded us or crushed us or accepted anything at all from anyone’s hand.” </span><span id="v9-12-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7465" class="vl vp">5 </a>So he said to them: “Jehovah is a witness against you, and his anointed one is a witness this day that you have found nothing to accuse me of.”<a id="footnotesource63" data-fnid="63" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/62">*</a> To this they said: “He is a witness.”</span></p> <p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="sb"><span id="v9-12-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7466" class="vl vp">6 </a>So Samuel said to the people: “Jehovah, who used Moses and Aaron and who brought your forefathers up out of the land of Egypt,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/260" data-bid="261-1" class="b">+</a> is a witness. </span><span id="v9-12-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7467" class="vl vp">7 </a>And now take your positions, and I will judge you before Jehovah in view of all the righteous acts that Jehovah has done for you and for your forefathers.</span></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="sb"><span id="v9-12-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7468" class="vl vp">8 </a>“As soon as Jacob had come into Egypt<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/261" data-bid="262-1" class="b">+</a> and your forefathers began calling to Jehovah for help,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/262" data-bid="263-1" class="b">+</a> Jehovah sent Moses<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/263" data-bid="264-1" class="b">+</a> and Aaron to lead your forefathers out of Egypt and to cause them to dwell in this place.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/264" data-bid="265-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7469" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>But they forgot Jehovah their God, and he sold them<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/265" data-bid="266-1" class="b">+</a> into the hand of Sisʹe·ra<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/266" data-bid="267-1" class="b">+</a> the chief of the army of Haʹzor and into the hand of the Phi·lisʹtines<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/267" data-bid="268-1" class="b">+</a> and into the hand of the king of Moʹab,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/268" data-bid="269-1" class="b">+</a> and they fought against them. </span><span id="v9-12-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7470" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>And they called to Jehovah for help<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/269" data-bid="270-1" class="b">+</a> and said, ‘We have sinned,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/270" data-bid="271-1" class="b">+</a> for we have left Jehovah to serve the Baʹals<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/271" data-bid="272-1" class="b">+</a> and the Ashʹto·reth<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/272" data-bid="273-1" class="b">+</a> images; now rescue us out of the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.’ </span><span id="v9-12-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7471" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Then Jehovah sent Jer·ub·baʹal<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/273" data-bid="274-1" class="b">+</a> and Beʹdan and Jephʹthah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/274" data-bid="275-1" class="b">+</a> and Samuel<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/275" data-bid="276-1" class="b">+</a> and rescued you from the hand of the enemies all around you, so that you could live in security.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/276" data-bid="277-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7472" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>When you saw that Naʹhash,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/277" data-bid="278-1" class="b">+</a> the king of the Amʹmon·ites, had come against you, you kept saying to me, ‘No, we are determined to have a king over us!’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/278" data-bid="279-1" class="b">+</a> even though Jehovah your God is your King.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/279" data-bid="280-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7473" class="vl vp">13 </a>Now here is the king whom you have chosen, the one you asked for. Look! Jehovah has appointed a king over you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/280" data-bid="281-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7474" class="vl vp">14 </a>If you fear Jehovah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/281" data-bid="282-1" class="b">+</a> and serve him<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/282" data-bid="283-1" class="b">+</a> and obey his voice<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/283" data-bid="284-1" class="b">+</a> and you do not rebel against the order of Jehovah, and both you and the king who reigns over you follow Jehovah your God, fine. </span><span id="v9-12-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7475" class="vl vp">15 </a>But if you do not obey the voice of Jehovah and you rebel against the order of Jehovah, the hand of Jehovah will be against you and your fathers.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/284" data-bid="285-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7476" class="vl vp">16 </a>Now take your positions and see this great thing that Jehovah is doing before your eyes. </span><span id="v9-12-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7477" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on Jehovah to make it thunder and rain; then know and understand what an evil thing you have done in the eyes of Jehovah in asking for a king for yourselves.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/285" data-bid="286-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="sb"><span id="v9-12-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7478" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>At that Samuel called to Jehovah, and Jehovah made it thunder and rain on that day, so that all the people were greatly in fear of Jehovah and of Samuel. </span><span id="v9-12-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7479" class="vl vp">19 </a>And all the people said to Samuel: “Pray to Jehovah your God for your servants,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/286" data-bid="287-1" class="b">+</a> as we do not want to die, for we have added to all our sins another evil by asking for a king.”</span></p> <p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="sb"><span id="v9-12-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7480" class="vl vp">20 </a>So Samuel said to the people: “Do not be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil. Only do not turn away from following Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/287" data-bid="288-1" class="b">+</a> and serve Jehovah with all your heart.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/288" data-bid="289-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7481" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>Do not turn away to follow the empty things,<a id="footnotesource64" data-fnid="64" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/63">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/289" data-bid="290-1" class="b">+</a> which are of no benefit<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/290" data-bid="291-1" class="b">+</a> and cannot rescue, because they are empty.<a id="footnotesource65" data-fnid="65" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/64">*</a> </span><span id="v9-12-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7482" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>For the sake of his great name,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/291" data-bid="292-1" class="b">+</a> Jehovah will not abandon his people,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/292" data-bid="293-1" class="b">+</a> for Jehovah has taken it upon himself to make you his people.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/293" data-bid="294-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v9-12-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7483" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>As for me, it is unthinkable for me to sin against Jehovah by ceasing to pray in your behalf, and I will continue to instruct you in the good and right way. </span><span id="v9-12-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070113/7484" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>Only fear Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/294" data-bid="295-1" class="b">+</a> and serve him faithfully<a id="footnotesource66" data-fnid="66" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070113/65">*</a> with all your heart, for see what great things he has done for you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070113/295" data-bid="296-1" 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