1 Samuel 12 Samuel said to all Israel, "Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

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1 H8050 Samuel H559 said H3478 to all Israel, H8085 "Behold, I have listened H6963 to your voice H559 in all that you said H4427 to me, and have made H4428 a king over you.

2 H4428 Now, behold, the king H1980 walks H6440 before H2204 you; and I am old H7867 and gray-headed; H1121 and behold, my sons H1980 are with you: and I have walked H6440 before H5271 you from my youth H3117 to this day.

3 H6030 Here I am. Witness H3068 against me before Yahweh, H4899 and before his anointed. H7794 Whose ox H3947 have I taken? H2543 Whose donkey H3947 have I taken? H6231 Whom have I defrauded? H7533 Whom have I oppressed? H3027 Of whose hand H3724 have I taken a ransom H5956 to blind H5869 my eyes H7725 therewith? I will restore it to you."

4 H559 They said, H6231 "You have not defrauded H7533 us, nor oppressed H3947 us, neither have you taken H3972 anything H376 of any man's H3027 hand."

5 H559 He said H3068 to them, "Yahweh H5707 is witness H4899 against you, and his anointed H5707 is witness H3117 this day, H4672 that you have not found H3972 anything H3027 in my hand." H559 They said, H5707 "He is witness."

6 H8050 Samuel H559 said H5971 to the people, H3068 "It is Yahweh H6213 who appointed H4872 Moses H175 and Aaron, H5927 and that brought H1 your fathers H5927 up H776 out of the land H4714 of Egypt.

7 H3320 Now therefore stand still, H8199 that I may plead H6440 with you before H3068 Yahweh H6666 concerning all the righteous acts H3068 of Yahweh, H6213 which he did H1 to you and to your fathers.

8 H3290 "When Jacob H935 had come H4714 into Egypt, H1 and your fathers H2199 cried H3068 to Yahweh, H3068 then Yahweh H7971 sent H4872 Moses H175 and Aaron, H1 who brought your fathers H3318 out H4714 of Egypt, H3427 and made them to dwell H4725 in this place.

9 H7911 "But they forgot H3068 Yahweh H430 their God; H4376 and he sold H3027 them into the hand H5516 of Sisera, H8269 captain H6635 of the army H2674 of Hazor, H3027 and into the hand H6430 of the Philistines, H3027 and into the hand H4428 of the king H4124 of Moab; H3898 and they fought against them.

10 H2199 They cried H3068 to Yahweh, H559 and said, H2398 ‘We have sinned, H5800 because we have forsaken H3068 Yahweh, H5647 and have served H1168 the Baals H6252 and the Ashtaroth: H5337 but now deliver H3027 us out of the hand H341 of our enemies, H5647 and we will serve you.'

11 H3068 Yahweh H7971 sent H3378 Jerubbaal, H917 and Bedan, H3316 and Jephthah, H8050 and Samuel, H5337 and delivered H3027 you out of the hand H341 of your enemies H5439 on every side; H3427 and you lived H983 in safety.

12 H7200 "When you saw H5176 that Nahash H4428 the king H1121 of the children H5983 of Ammon H935 came H559 against you, you said H4428 to me, ‘No, but a king H4427 shall reign H3068 over us;' when Yahweh H430 your God H4428 was your king.

13 H4428 Now therefore see the king H977 whom you have chosen, H7592 and whom you have asked H3068 for: and behold, Yahweh H5414 has set H4428 a king over you.

14 H3372 If you will fear H3068 Yahweh, H5647 and serve H8085 him, and listen H6963 to his voice, H4784 and not rebel H6310 against the commandment H3068 of Yahweh, H4428 then both you and also the king H4427 who reigns H310 over you are followers H3068 of Yahweh H430 your God.

15 H8085 But if you will not listen H6963 to the voice H3068 of Yahweh, H4784 but rebel H6310 against the commandment H3068 of Yahweh, H3027 then will the hand H3068 of Yahweh H1 be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 H1571 "Now therefore H3320 stand H7200 still and see H1419 this great H1697 thing, H3068 which Yahweh H6213 will do H5869 before your eyes.

17 H2406 Isn't it wheat H7105 harvest H3117 today? H7121 I will call H3068 to Yahweh, H5414 that he may send H6963 thunder H4306 and rain; H3045 and you shall know H7200 and see H7451 that your wickedness H7227 is great, H6213 which you have done H5869 in the sight H3068 of Yahweh, H7592 in asking H4428 for a king."

18 H8050 So Samuel H7121 called H3068 to Yahweh; H3068 and Yahweh H5414 sent H6963 thunder H4306 and rain H3117 that day: H5971 and all the people H3966 greatly H3372 feared H3068 Yahweh H8050 and Samuel.

19 H5971 All the people H559 said H8050 to Samuel, H6419 "Pray H5650 for your servants H3068 to Yahweh H430 your God, H4191 that we not die; H3254 for we have added H2403 to all our sins H7451 this evil, H7592 to ask H4428 us a king."

20 H8050 Samuel H559 said H5971 to the people, H3372 "Don't be afraid. H6213 You have indeed done H7451 all this evil; H5493 yet don't turn aside H310 from following H3068 Yahweh, H5647 but serve H3068 Yahweh H3824 with all your heart.

21 H5493 Don't turn aside H310 to go after H8414 vain H3276 things which can't profit H5337 nor deliver, H8414 for they are vain.

22 H3068 For Yahweh H5203 will not forsake H5971 his people H1419 for his great H8034 name's H2974 sake, because it has pleased H3068 Yahweh H6213 to make H5971 you a people to himself.

23 H595 Moreover as for me, H2486 far H2398 be it from me that I should sin H3068 against Yahweh H2308 in ceasing H6419 to pray H3384 for you: but I will instruct H2896 you in the good H3477 and the right H1870 way.

24 H3372 Only fear H3068 Yahweh, H5647 and serve H571 him in truth H3824 with all your heart; H7200 for consider H1431 how great things he has done for you.

25 H7489 But if you shall still H7489 do wickedly, H5595 you shall be consumed, H4428 both you and your king."