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Samuel Addresses Israel

1 Then Samuel° said° to all° Israel°, “Behold°, aI have listened° to your voice° in all° that you said° to me and I bhave Iappointed° a king° over° you. 2 Now°, ahere° is the king° walking° before° you, but bI am° old° and gray°, and behold° cmy sons° are with you. And dI have walked° before° you from my youth° even° to this° day°. 3 Here° I am; bear° witness° against me before° the LORD° and aHis anointed°. bWhose° ox° have I taken°, or whose° donkey° have I taken°, or whom° have I defrauded°? Whom° have I oppressed°, or cfrom whose° hand° have I taken° a bribe° to blind° my eyes° with it? I will restore° [it] to you.” 4 They said°, “You have not defrauded° us or oppressed° us or taken° anything° from any° man’s° hand°.” 5 He said° to them, “The LORD° is witness° against you, and His anointed° is witness° this° day° that ayou have found° nothing°° bin my hand°.” And they said°, “[He is] witness°.”

[1] ILit made a1S 8:7, 9, 22 b1S 10:24; 11:14, 15
[2] a1S 8:20 b1S 8:1, 5 c1S 8:3, 5 d1S 3:10, 19, 20
[3] a1S 10:1; 24:6; 2S 1:14 bEx 20:17; Nu 16:15; Ac 20:33 cEx 23:8; Dt 16:19
[5] aAc 23:9; 24:20 bEx 22:4

6 ¶ Then Samuel° said° to the people°, “It is the LORD° who° Iaappointed° Moses° and Aaron° and who° brought° your fathers° up from the land° of Egypt°. 7 So now°, take° your stand°, athat I may plead° with you before° the LORD° concerning° all° the righteous° acts° of the LORD° which° He did° for you and your fathers°. 8 aWhen° Jacob° went° into Egypt° and byour fathers° cried° out to the LORD°, then cthe LORD° sent° Moses° and Aaron° Idwho brought° your fathers° out of Egypt° and settled° them in this° place°. 9 But athey forgot° the LORD° their God°, so bHe sold° them into the hand° of Sisera°, captain° of the army° of Hazor°, and cinto the hand° of the Philistines° and dinto the hand° of the king° of Moab°, and they fought° against them. 10 aThey cried° out to the LORD° and said°, ‘We have sinned° because° we have forsaken° the LORD° and have served° bthe Baals° and the Ashtaroth°; but cnow° deliver° us from the hands° of our enemies°, and we will serve° You.’ 11 Then the LORD° sent° aJerubbaal° and IbBedan° and cJephthah° and dSamuel°, and delivered° you from the hands° of your enemies° all°° around°, so that you lived° in security°.

[6] ILit made aEx 6:26; Mi 6:4
[7] aEzk 20:35; Mi 6:1-5
[8] ILit and they brought aGn 46:5, 6 bEx 2:23-25 cEx 3:10; 4:14-16 d1S 10:18
[9] aDt 32:18; Jg 3:7 bJg 4:2 cJg 3:31; 10:7; 13:1 dJg 3:12-30
[10] aJg 10:10 bJg 2:13; 3:7 cJg 10:15, 16
[11] IGr and Syr read Barak aJg 6:31, 32; 7:1 bJg 4:6; 11:1 cJg 11:29 d1S 3:20

The King Confirmed

12 When you saw° athat Nahash° the king° of the sons° of Ammon° came° against° you, you said° to me, ‘bNo°, but a king° shall reign° over° us,’ calthough the LORD° your God° [was] your king°. 13 Now° therefore, ahere° is the king° whom° you have chosen°, bwhom° you have asked° for, and behold°, the LORD° has set° a king° over° you. 14 aIf° you will fear° the LORD° and serve° Him, and listen° to His voice° and not rebel° against° the Icommand° of the LORD°, then both° you and also° the king° who° reigns° over° you will follow° the LORD° your God°. 15 aIf° you will not listen° to the voice° of the LORD°, but rebel° against° the Icommand° of the LORD°, then bthe hand° of the LORD° will be against you, c[as it was] against your fathers°. 16 Even° now°, atake° your stand° and see° this° great° thing° which° the LORD° will do° before your eyes°. 17 aIs it not the wheat° harvest° today°? bI will call° to the LORD°, that He may send° Ithunder° and rain°. Then you will know° and see° that cyour wickedness° is great° which° you have done° in the sight° of the LORD° by asking° for yourselves a king°.” 18 So Samuel° called° to the LORD°, and the LORD° sent° Ithunder° and rain° that day°; and aall° the people° greatly° feared° the LORD° and Samuel°.

[12] a1S 11:1, 2 b1S 8:6, 19 cJg 8:23; 1S 8:7
[13] a1S 10:24 b1S 8:5; 12:17, 19; Ho 13:11
[14] ILit mouth aJsh 24:14
[15] ILit mouth aLv 26:14, 15; Jsh 24:20; Is 1:20 b1S 5:9 c1S 12:9
[16] aEx 14:13, 31
[17] ILit sounds aPv 26:1 b1S 7:9, 10; Jm 5:16ff c1S 8:7
[18] ILit sounds aEx 14:31

19 ¶ Then all° the people° said° to Samuel°, “aPray° for your servants° to the LORD° your God°, so that we may not die°, for we have added° to all° our sins° b[this] evil° by asking° for ourselves a king°.” 20 Samuel° said° to the people°, “Do not fear°. You have committed° all° this° evil°, yet° ado not turn° aside° from following° the LORD°, but serve° the LORD° with all° your heart°. 21 You must not turn° aside°, for [then you would go] after° afutile° things° which° can not profit° or deliver°, because° they are futile°. 22 For athe LORD° will not abandon° His people° bon account° of His great° name°, because° the LORD° chas been pleased°° to make° you a people° for Himself. 23 Moreover°, as for me, afar° be it from me that I should sin° against the LORD° by ceasing° to pray° for you; but bI will instruct° you in the good° and right° way°. 24 aOnly° Ifear° the LORD° and serve° Him in truth° with all° your heart°; for consider° bwhat° great° things° He has done° for you. 25 aBut if° you still° do° wickedly°, bboth° you and your king° cwill be swept° away°.”

[19] aEx 9:28; 1S 12:23; Jr 15:1; 1 Jn 5:16 b1S 12:17, 20
[20] aDt 11:16
[21] aDt 11:16; Is 41:29; Hab 2:18
[22] aDt 31:6; 1K 6:13 bEx 32:12; Nu 14:13; Jsh 7:9; Ps 106:8; Jr 14:21 cDt 7:6-11; 1P 2:9
[23] aRo 1:9; 1Co 9:16; Col 1:9; 1Th 3:10; 2Ti 1:3 b1K 8:36; Ps 34:11; Pv 4:11
[24] IOr reverence aEc 12:13 bDt 10:21; Is 5:12
[25] aIs 1:20; 3:11 bJsh 24:20 c1S 31:1-5; Ho 10:3


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Samuel testifieth his integrity.

1 ¶ And Samuelº saidºª unto² all² Israel,º Behold,² I have hearkenedºª unto your voiceº in all² that² ye saidºª unto me, and have made¹ª a kingº² over² you. 2 And now,² behold,² the kingº walkethºª beforeº you: and I² am oldºª and grayheaded;ºª and, behold,² my sonsº [are] with² you: and I² have walkedºª beforeº you from my childhoodº² unto² this² day.º 3 Behold,² here I [am]: witnessºª against me before² the LORD,º and before² his anointed:º whose²² oxº have I taken?ºª or whose² assº have I taken?ºª or whom² have I defrauded?ºª² whom² have I oppressed?ºª or of whose handº²² have I received² [any] bribeº to blindºª mine eyesº therewith? and I will restoreºª it you. 4 And they said,ºª Thou hast not² defraudedºª us, nor² oppressedºª us, neither² hast thou takenºª oughtº of any man's¹ hand.º²² 5 And he saidºª unto² them, The LORDº [is] witnessº against you, and his anointedº [is] witnessº this² day,º that² ye have not² foundºª oughtº in my hand.º And they answered,ºª [He is] witness.º

[1] 1S 8:5, 19; 10:1, 24; 11:14.
[2] Nu 27:17; 1S 2:22, 29; 3:13, 16, 19; 8:1, 3, 5, 20; Ps 71:18; Is 46:3; 2Ti 4:6; 2P 1:14.
[3] Ex 22:4; 23:8; Lv 6:4; Nu 16:15; Dt 16:19; 1S 10:1; 12:5; 24:6; 2S 1:14; Mt 22:21; Lk 19:8; Ac 20:33; Ro 13:1; 2Co 12:14; 1Th 2:5, 10; 1P 5:2.
[4] Ps 37:5; Dn 6:4; 3Jn 1:12.
[5] Ex 22:4; 1S 26:9; Jb 31:35; 42:7; Ps 17:3; Jn 18:38; Ac 23:9; 24:16, 20; 1Co 4:4; 2Co 1:12.

He reproveth the people of ingratitude.

6 ¶ And Samuelº saidºª unto² the people,º [It is] the LORDº that² advancedºª² Mosesº and Aaron,º and that² broughtºª² your fathersº up¹ª out of the landº² of Egypt.º 7 Now² therefore stand still,ºª that I may reasonºª with² you beforeº the LORDº of² all² the righteous actsº of the LORD,º which² he didºª to² you and to² your fathers.º 8 When² Jacobº was comeºª into Egypt,º and your fathersº criedºª unto² the LORD,º then the LORDº sentºª² Mosesº and Aaron,º which brought forthºª² your fathersº out of Egypt,º² and made them dwellºª in this² place.º 9 And when they forgatºª² the LORDº their God,º he soldºª them into the handº of Sisera,º captainº of the hostº of Hazor,º and into the handº of the Philistines,º and into the handº of the kingº of Moab,º and they foughtºª against them. 10 And they criedºª unto² the LORD,º and said,ºª We have sinned,ºª because² we have forsakenºª² the LORD,º and have servedºª² Baalimº and Ashtaroth:º but now² deliverºª us out of the handº² of our enemies,ºª and we will serveºª thee. 11 And the LORDº sentºª² Jerubbaal,º and Bedan,º and Jephthah,º and Samuel,º and deliveredºª you out of the handº² of your enemiesºª on every side,º² and ye dwelledºª safe.º 12 And when ye sawºª that² Nahashº the kingº of the childrenº of Ammonº cameºª against² you, ye saidºª unto me, Nay;² but² a kingº shall reignºª over² us: when the LORDº your Godº [was] your king.º 13 Now² therefore behold² the kingº whom² ye have chosen,ºª [and] whom² ye have desired!ºª and, behold,² the LORDº hath setºª a kingº over² you. 14 If² ye will fearºª² the LORD,º and serveºª him, and obeyºª his voice,º and not² rebel¹ª against²² the commandmentº of the LORD,º then shall both² ye² and also² the kingº that² reignethºª over² you continue² followingº the LORDº your God:º 15 But if² ye will not² obeyºª the voiceº of the LORD,º but rebel¹ª against²² the commandmentº of the LORD,º then shall the handº of the LORDº be² against you, as [it was] against your fathers.º

[6] Ex 6:26; Ne 9:9; Ps 77:19; 78:12; 99:6; 105:26, 41; Is 63:7; Ho 12:13; Mi 6:4.
[7] Jg 5:11; Is 1:18; 5:3; Ezk 18:25; Mi 6:2; Ac 17:3.
[8] Gn 46:5; Ex 2:23; 3:9, 10; 4:14, 27; 6:26; 12:51; 14:30; Nu 20:15; Jsh 1:2, 6; 3:10; 1S 12:6; Ps 44:1; 78:54; 105:44; Ac 7:15.
[9] Dt 32:18, 30; Jg 2:14; 3:7, 8, 12; 4:2; 10:7; 13:1; Ps 106:21; Is 50:1; 63:10; Jr 2:32.
[10] Jg 2:13; 3:7, 9, 15; 4:3; 6:7; 10:10, 15; 1S 7:2; Ps 78:34; 106:44; Is 26:16; 33:22; Lk 1:74; 2Co 5:14.
[11] Jg 6:14, 32; 8:29, 35; 11:1; 13:1; 1S 7:13.
[12] Gn 17:7; Ex 19:5; Nu 23:21; Jg 8:23; 9:18, 56; 1S 8:3, 5, 7, 19; 10:19; 11:1; Ps 74:12; Is 33:22; Ho 13:10.
[13] 1S 8:5; 9:20; 10:24; 11:15; Ps 78:29; Ho 13:11; Ac 13:21.
[14] Lv 20:1; Dt 28:1; Jsh 24:14, 20; Ps 81:12; Is 3:10; Ro 2:7.
[15] Lv 26:14; Dt 28:15; Jsh 24:20; 1S 12:9; Is 1:20; 3:11; Ro 2:8.

He terrifieth them with thunder in harvest time.

16 ¶ Now² thereforeº standºª and seeºª² this² greatº thing,º which² the LORDº will doºª before your eyes.º 17 [Is it] not² wheatº harvestº to day?º I will callºª unto² the LORD,º and he shall sendºª thunderº and rain;º that ye may perceiveºª and seeºª that² your wickednessº [is] great,º which² ye have doneºª in the sightº of the LORD,º in askingºª you a king.º 18 So Samuelº calledºª unto² the LORD;º and the LORDº sentºª thunderº and rainº that² day:º and all² the peopleº greatlyº fearedºª² the LORDº and Samuel.º 19 And all² the peopleº saidºª unto² Samuel,º Prayºª for² thy servantsº unto² the LORDº thy God,º that we dieºª not:² for² we have addedºª unto² all² our sinsº [this] evil,º to askºª us a king.º

[16] Ex 14:13, 31; 1S 12:7; 15:16.
[17] Jsh 10:12; 1S 7:9; 8:7; 12:16; Ps 99:6; Pv 26:1; Jr 15:1; Jm 5:16.
[18] Ex 9:23; 14:31; Ezr 10:9; Ps 106:12; Rv 11:5.
[19] Gn 20:7; Ex 9:28; 10:17; 1S 7:5, 8; Jb 42:8; Ps 78:34; Is 26:16; Mal 1:9; Ac 8:24; Jm 5:15; 1Jn 5:16.

He comforteth them in God's mercy.

20 ¶ And Samuelº saidºª unto² the people,º Fearºª not:² ye² have doneºª² all² this² wickedness:º yet² turn not asideºª² from followingº² the LORD,º but serveºª² the LORDº with all² your heart;º 21 And turn ye not aside:ºª² for² [then should ye go] afterº vainº [things], which² cannot² profitºª nor² deliver;ºª for² they² [are] vain.º 22 For² the LORDº will not² forsakeºª² his peopleº for his greatº name'sº sake:² because² it hath pleasedºª the LORDº to makeºª you his people.º 23 Moreover² as for me,º God forbid¹² that I should sinºª² against the LORDº in ceasingºª² to prayºª for² you: but I will teachºª you the goodº and the rightº way:º 24 Only² fearºª² the LORD,º and serveºª him in truthº with all² your heart:º for² considerºª² how² great [things] he hath doneºª for² you. 25 But if² ye shall still¹ª do wickedly,ºª ye shall be consumed,ºª both² ye² and² your king.º

[20] Ex 20:19; Dt 11:16; 31:29; Jsh 23:6; Ps 40:4; 101:3; 125:5; Jr 3:1; 1P 3:16.
[21] Dt 32:21; Ps 115:4; Is 41:23; 44:9; 45:20; 46:7; Jr 2:5, 13; 10:8, 15; 14:22; 16:19; Jna 2:8; Hab 2:18; 1Co 8:4.
[22] Ex 19:5; 32:12; Nu 14:13; Dt 7:7; 9:5; 14:2; 31:17; 32:26; Jsh 7:9; 1K 6:13; 2K 21:14; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 15:2; Ps 94:14; 106:8; Is 37:35; 41:17; 42:16; 43:25; 48:11; Jr 14:7, 21; 33:24; Lm 3:31; 5:20; Ezk 20:9, 14; Mal 1:2; Mt 11:26; Jn 15:16; Ro 9:13; 11:29; 1Co 4:7; Ep 1:6, 12; Php 1:6; He 13:5.
[23] 1K 8:36; 2Ch 6:27; Ps 34:11; Pv 4:11; Ec 12:10; Jr 6:16; Ac 12:5; 20:20; Ro 1:9; Col 1:9, 28; 1Th 3:10; 2Ti 1:3.
[24] Ex 12:13; Dt 10:21; Ezr 9:13; Jb 28:28; Ps 111:10; 119:80; 126:2; Pv 1:7; Is 5:12; Jn 1:47; Ro 12:1; He 12:29.
[25] Dt 28:36; 32:15; Jsh 24:20; 1S 31:1; Is 3:11; Ho 10:3.


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