1 Samuel 12 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers1 H8050And SamuelH559said[H8799] H3478unto all IsraelH8085, Behold, I have hearkened[H8804] H6963unto your voiceH559in all that ye said[H8804] H4427unto me, and have made[H8686] H4428a king over you. 2 H4428And now, behold, the kingH1980walketh[H8693] H6440beforeH2204you: and I am old[H8804] H7867and grayheaded[H8804] H1121; and, behold, my sonsH1980are with you: and I have walked[H8694] H6440beforeH5271you from my childhoodH3117unto this day. 3 H6030Behold, here I am : witness[H8798] H3068against me before the LORDH4899, and before his anointedH7794: whose oxH3947have I taken[H8804] H2543? or whose assH3947have I taken[H8804] H6231? or whom have I defrauded[H8804] H7533? whom have I oppressed[H8804] H3027? or of whose handH3724have I received any bribeH5956to blind[H8686] H5869mine eyesH7725therewith? and I will restore[H8686] it you. 4 H559And they said[H8799] H6231, Thou hast not defrauded[H8804] H7533us, nor oppressed[H8804] H3947us, neither hast thou taken[H8804] H3972oughtH376of any man'sH3027hand. 5 H559And he said[H8799] H3068unto them, The LORDH5707is witnessH4899against you, and his anointedH5707is witnessH3117this dayH4672, that ye have not found[H8804] H3972oughtH3027in my handH559. And they answered[H8799] H5707, He is witness. 6 H8050And SamuelH559said[H8799] H5971unto the peopleH3068, It is the LORDH6213that advanced[H8804] H4872MosesH175and AaronH5927, and that broughtH1your fathersH5927up[H8689] H776out of the landH4714of Egypt. 7 H3320Now therefore stand still[H8690] H8199, that I may reason[H8735] H6440with you beforeH3068the LORDH6666of all the righteous actsH3068of the LORDH6213, which he did[H8804] H1to you and to your fathers. 8 H3290When JacobH935was come[H8804] H4714into EgyptH1, and your fathersH2199cried[H8799] H3068unto the LORDH3068, then the LORDH7971sent[H8799] H4872MosesH175and AaronH3318, which brought forth[H8686] H1your fathersH4714out of EgyptH3427, and made them dwell[H8686] H4725in this place. 9 H7911And when they forgat[H8799] H3068the LORDH430their GodH4376, he sold[H8799] H3027them into the handH5516of SiseraH8269, captainH6635of the hostH2674of HazorH3027, and into the handH6430of the PhilistinesH3027, and into the handH4428of the kingH4124of MoabH3898, and they fought[H8735] against them. 10 H2199And they cried[H8799] H3068unto the LORDH559, and said[H8799] H2398, We have sinned[H8804] H5800, because we have forsaken[H8804] H3068the LORDH5647, and have served[H8799] H1168BaalimH6252and AshtarothH5337: but now deliver[H8685] H3027us out of the handH341of our enemies[H8802] H5647, and we will serve[H8799] thee. 11 H3068And the LORDH7971sent[H8799] H3378JerubbaalH917, and BedanH3316, and JephthahH8050, and SamuelH5337, and delivered[H8686] H3027you out of the handH341of your enemies[H8802] H5439on every sideH3427, and ye dwelled[H8799] H983safe. 12 H7200And when ye saw[H8799] H5176that NahashH4428the kingH1121of the childrenH5983of AmmonH935came[H8804] H559against you, ye said[H8799] H4428unto me, Nay; but a kingH4427shall reign[H8799] H3068over us: when the LORDH430your GodH4428was your king. 13 H4428Now therefore behold the kingH977whom ye have chosen[H8804] H7592, and whom ye have desired[H8804] H3068! and, behold, the LORDH5414hath set[H8804] H4428a king over you. 14 H3372If ye will fear[H8799] H3068the LORDH5647, and serve[H8804] H8085him, and obey[H8804] H6963his voiceH4784, and not rebel[H8686] H6310against the commandmentH3068of the LORDH4428, then shall both ye and also the kingH4427that reigneth[H8804] H310over you continue followingH3068the LORDH430your God: 15 H8085But if ye will not obey[H8799] H6963the voiceH3068of the LORDH4784, but rebel[H8804] H6310against the commandmentH3068of the LORDH3027, then shall the handH3068of the LORDH1be against you, as it was against your fathers. 16 H1571Now thereforeH3320stand[H8690] H7200and see[H8798] H1419this greatH1697thingH3068, which the LORDH6213will do[H8802] H5869before your eyes. 17 H2406Is it not wheatH7105harvestH3117to dayH7121? I will call[H8799] H3068unto the LORDH5414, and he shall send[H8799] H6963thunderH4306and rainH3045; that ye may perceive[H8798] H7200and see[H8798] H7451that your wickednessH7227is greatH6213, which ye have done[H8804] H5869in the sightH3068of the LORDH7592, in asking[H8800] H4428you a king. 18 H8050So SamuelH7121called[H8799] H3068unto the LORDH3068; and the LORDH5414sent[H8799] H6963thunderH4306and rainH3117that dayH5971: and all the peopleH3966greatlyH3372feared[H8799] H3068the LORDH8050and Samuel. 19 H5971And all the peopleH559said[H8799] H8050unto SamuelH6419, Pray[H8690] H5650for thy servantsH3068unto the LORDH430thy GodH4191, that we die[H8799] H3254not: for we have added[H8804] H2403unto all our sinsH7451this evilH7592, to ask[H8800] H4428us a king. 20 H8050And SamuelH559said[H8799] H5971unto the peopleH3372, Fear[H8799] H6213not: ye have done[H8804] H7451all this wickednessH5493: yet turn not aside[H8799] H310from followingH3068the LORDH5647, but serve[H8804] H3068the LORDH3824with all your heart; 21 H5493And turn ye not aside[H8799] H310: for then should ye go afterH8414vainH3276things, which cannot profit[H8686] H5337nor deliver[H8686] H8414; for they are vain. 22 H3068For the LORDH5203will not forsake[H8799] H5971his peopleH1419for his greatH8034name'sH2974sake: because it hath pleased[H8689] H3068the LORDH6213to make[H8800] H5971you his people. 23 H595Moreover as for meH2486, God forbidH2398that I should sin[H8800] H3068against the LORDH2308in ceasing[H8800] H6419to pray[H8692] H3384for you: but I will teach[H8689] H2896you the goodH3477and the rightH1870way: 24 H3372Only fear[H8798] H3068the LORDH5647, and serve[H8804] H571him in truthH3824with all your heartH7200: for consider[H8798] H1431how great things he hath done[H8689] for you. 25 H7489But if ye shall still[H8687] H7489do wickedly[H8686] H5595, ye shall be consumed[H8735] H4428, both ye and your king. |