1Samuel:12

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* And Samuel said to all Israel , Behold , I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me , and have made a king over you . * And now , behold , the king walks before you . And I am old and gray headed , and , behold , my sons are with you . And I have walked before you from my youth to this day . * Here I am . Witness against me before LORD , and before his anointed : Whose ox have I taken ? Or whose donkey have I taken ? Or whom have I defrauded ? Whom have I oppressed ? Or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with i * And they said , Thou have not defrauded us , nor oppressed us , neither have thou taken anything of any man 's hand . * And he said to them , LORD is witness against you , and his anointed is witness this day , that ye have not found anything in my hand . And they said , He is witness . * And Samuel said to the people , It is LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron , and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt . * Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before LORD concerning all the righteous acts of LORD , which he did to you and to your fathers . * When Jacob had come into Egypt , and your fathers cried to LORD , then LORD sent Moses and Aaron who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt , and made them to dwell in this place . * But they forgot LORD their God ; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera , captain of the army of Hazor , and into the hand of the Philistines , and into the hand of the king of Moab , and they fought against them . * And they cried to LORD , and said , We have sinned because we have forsaken LORD , and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth , but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies , and we will serve thee . * And LORD sent Jerubbaal , and Bedan , and Jephthah , and Samuel , and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side , and ye dwelt in safety . * And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you , ye said to me , No , but a king shall reign over us , when LORD your God was your king . * Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen , and whom ye have asked for . And , behold , LORD has set a king over you . * If ye will fear LORD , and serve him , and hearken to his voice , and not rebel against the commandment of LORD , then both ye and also the king who reigns over you shall be followers of LORD your God . * But if ye will not hearken to the voice of LORD , but rebel against the commandment of LORD , then the hand of LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers . * Now therefore stand still and see this great thing , which LORD will do before your eyes . * Is it not wheat harvest today ? I will call to 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 LORD in asking a king for you . * So Samuel called to LORD , and LORD sent thunder and rain that day . And all the people greatly feared LORD and Samuel . * And all the people said to Samuel , Pray for thy servants to LORD thy God that we not die , for we have added to all our sins [this ] evil , to ask a king for us . * And Samuel said to the people , Fear not . Ye have indeed done all this evil , yet turn not aside from following LORD , but serve LORD with all your heart . * And turn ye not aside after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver , for they are vain . * For LORD will not forsake his people for his great name 's sake , because it has pleased LORD to make you a people to himself . * Moreover as for me , far be it from me that I should sin against LORD in ceasing to pray for you . But I will instruct you in the good and the right way . * Only fear LORD , and serve him in truth with all your heart , for consider what great things he has done for you . * But if ye shall still do wickedly , ye shall be consumed , both ye and your king .

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