1 Samuel 12:17

Bible in Basic English 1965

Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.

Cross References

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.

Exodus 32:30

And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin.

Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, and let them go.

Joshua 10:12

It was on the day when the Lord gave up the Amorites into the hands of the children of Israel that Joshua said to the Lord, before the eyes of Israel, Sun, be at rest over Gibeon; and you, O moon, in the valley of Aijalon.

1 Samuel 12:13

Here, then, is the king marked out by you: the Lord has put a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:19

And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

1 Samuel 2:10

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

1 Samuel 8:6

But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

1 Samuel 8:7

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.