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1Samuel 12
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Samuel’s Farewell Address

12Samuel said to all Israel, "I have listened to you in all that you have said to me, and have set a king over you.H8050H559H3478H8085H6963H559H4427H4428 2See, it is the king who leads you now; I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.H4428H1980H6440H2204H7867H1121H1980H6440H5271H3117 3Here I am; testify against me before the 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 from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you."H6030H3068H4899H7794H3947H2543H3947H6231H7533H3027H3724H5956H5869H7725 4They said, "You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from the hand of anyone."H559H6231H7533H3947H3972H376H3027 5He said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." And they said, "He is witness."H559H3068H5707H4899H5707H3117H4672H3972H3027H559H5707 6Samuel said to the people, "The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up out of the land of Egypt.H8050H559H5971H3068H6213H4872H175H5927H1H5927H776H4714 7Now therefore take your stand, so that I may enter into judgment with you before the LORD, and I will declare to you all the saving deeds of the LORD that he performed for you and for your ancestors.H3320H8199H6440H3068H6666H3068H6213H1 8When Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your ancestors cried to the LORD and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your ancestors out of Egypt, and settled them in this place.H3290H935H4714H1H2199H3068H3068H7971H4872H175H3318H1H4714H3427H4725 9But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of King Jabin of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.H7911H3068H430H4376H3027H5516H8269H6635H2674H3027H6430H3027H4428H4124H3898 10Then they cried to the LORD, and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baals and the Astartes; but now rescue us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.'H2199H3068H559H2398H5800H3068H5647H1168H6252H5337H3027H341H5647 11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samson, and rescued you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.H3068H7971H3378H917H3316H8050H5337H3027H341H5439H3427H983 12But when you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' though the LORD your God was your king.H7200H5176H4428H1121H5983H935H559H4428H4427H3068H430H4428 13See, here is the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; see, the LORD has set a king over you.H4428H977H7592H3068H5414H4428 14If you will fear the LORD and serve him and heed his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well;H3372H3068H5647H8085H6963H4784H6310H3068H4428H4427H310H3068H430 15but if you will not heed the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king.H8085H6963H3068H4784H6310H3068H3027H3068H1 16Now therefore take your stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.H1571H3320H7200H1419H1697H3068H6213H5869 17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that the wickedness that you have done in the sight of the LORD is great in demanding a king for yourselves."H2406H7105H3117H7121H3068H5414H6963H4306H3045H7200H7451H7227H6213H5869H3068H7592H4428 18So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.H8050H7121H3068H3068H5414H6963H4306H3117H5971H3966H3372H3068H8050 19All the people said to Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of demanding a king for ourselves."H5971H559H8050H6419H5650H3068H430H4191H3254H2403H7451H7592H4428 20And Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;H8050H559H5971H3372H6213H7451H5493H310H3068H5647H3068H3824 21and do not turn aside after useless things that cannot profit or save, for they are useless.H5493H310H8414H3276H5337H8414 22For the LORD will not cast away his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.H3068H5203H5971H1419H8034H2974H3068H6213H5971 23Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.H595H2486H2398H3068H2308H6419H3384H2896H3477H1870 24Only fear the LORD, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.H3372H3068H5647H571H3824H7200H1431 25But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king."H7489H7489H5595H4428


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