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1 Samuel 12:1
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And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have
hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over
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| 1 Samuel 12:2 |
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And now, behold, the king walketh before you;
and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked
before you from my youth unto this day. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:3 |
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Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah,
and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or
whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a
ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:4 |
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And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor
oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:5 |
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And he said unto them, Jehovah is witness against
you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my
hand. And they said, He is witness. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:6 |
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And Samuel said unto the people, It is Jehovah
that appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land
of Egypt. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:7 |
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Now therefore stand still, that I may plead
with you before Jehovah concerning all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which he
did to you and to your fathers. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:8 |
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When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers
cried unto Jehovah, then Jehovah sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your
fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:9 |
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But they forgat Jehovah their God; and he sold
them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand
of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against
them. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:10 |
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And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have
sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth:
but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:11 |
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And Jehovah 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. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:12 |
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And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the
children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign
over us; when Jehovah your God was your king. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:13 |
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Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen,
and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:14 |
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If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and
hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, and
both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of Jehovah your
God, well: |
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| 1 Samuel 12:15 |
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but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of
Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah
be against you, as it was against your fathers. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:16 |
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Now therefore stand still and see this great
thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:17 |
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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. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:18 |
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So Samuel called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah sent
thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.
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| 1 Samuel 12:19 |
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And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for
thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all
our sins this evil, to ask us a king. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:20 |
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And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye
have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but
serve Jehovah with all your heart: |
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| 1 Samuel 12:21 |
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and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go
after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:22 |
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For Jehovah will not forsake his people for
his great name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto
himself. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:23 |
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Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I
should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you
in the good and the right way. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:24 |
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Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with
all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you. |
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| 1 Samuel 12:25 |
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But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall
be consumed, both ye and your king. |
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