1 Samuel 12:1 Samuel8050 said559 to all Israel,3478 "Behold, I have listened8085 to your voice6963 in all that you said559 to me, and have made4427 a king4428 over you.
2 Now, behold, the king4428 walks1980 before6440 you; and I am old2204 and gray-headed;7867 and behold, my sons1121 are with you: and I have walked1980 before6440 you from my youth5271 to this day.31173 Here I am. Witness6030 against me before Yahweh,3068 and before his anointed.4899 Whose ox7794 have I taken?3947 Whose donkey2543 have I taken?3947 Whom have I defrauded?6231 Whom have I oppressed?7533 Of whose hand3027 have I taken a ransom3724 to blind5956 my eyes5869 therewith? I will restore7725 it to you."
1 Samuel 12:4 They said,559 "You have not defrauded6231 us, nor oppressed7533 us, neither have you taken3947 anything3972 of any man's376 hand."3027
1 Samuel 12:5 He said559 to them, "Yahweh3068 is witness5707 against you, and his anointed4899 is witness5707 this day,3117 that you have not found4672 anything3972 in my hand."3027 They said,559 "He is witness."57076 Samuel8050 said559 to the people,5971 "It is Yahweh3068 who appointed6213 Moses4872 and Aaron,175 and that brought5927 your fathers1 up5927 out of the land776 of Egypt.47147 Now therefore stand still,3320 that I may plead8199 with you before6440 Yahweh3068 concerning all the righteous acts6666 of Yahweh,3068 which he did6213 to you and to your fathers.1
1 Samuel 12:8 "When Jacob3290 had come935 into Egypt,4714 and your fathers1 cried2199 to Yahweh,3068 then Yahweh3068 sent7971 Moses4872 and Aaron,175 who brought your fathers1 out3318 of Egypt,4714 and made them to dwell3427 in this place.4725
1 Samuel 12:9 "But they forgot7911 Yahweh3068 their God;430 and he sold4376 them into the hand3027 of Sisera,5516 captain8269 of the army6635 of Hazor,2674 and into the hand3027 of the Philistines,6430 and into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Moab;4124 and they fought3898 against them.
10 They cried2199 to Yahweh,3068 and said,559 ‘We have sinned,2398 because we have forsaken5800 Yahweh,3068 and have served5647 the Baals1168 and the Ashtaroth:6252 but now deliver5337 us out of the hand3027 of our enemies,341 and we will serve5647 you.'
11 Yahweh3068 sent7971 Jerubbaal,3378 and Bedan,917 and Jephthah,3316 and Samuel,8050 and delivered5337 you out of the hand3027 of your enemies341 on every side;5439 and you lived3427 in safety.983
1 Samuel 12:12 "When you saw7200 that Nahash5176 the king4428 of the children1121 of Ammon5983 came935 against you, you said559 to me, ‘No, but a king4428 shall reign4427 over us;' when Yahweh3068 your God430 was your king.442813 Now therefore see the king4428 whom you have chosen,977 and whom you have asked7592 for: and behold, Yahweh3068 has set5414 a king4428 over you.
14 If you will fear3372 Yahweh,3068 and serve5647 him, and listen8085 to his voice,6963 and not rebel4784 against the commandment6310 of Yahweh,3068 then both you and also the king4428 who reigns4427 over you are followers310 of Yahweh3068 your God.43015 But if you will not listen8085 to the voice6963 of Yahweh,3068 but rebel4784 against the commandment6310 of Yahweh,3068 then will the hand3027 of Yahweh3068 be against you, as it was against your fathers.1
1 Samuel 12:16 "Now therefore1571 stand3320 still and see7200 this great1419 thing,1697 which Yahweh3068 will do6213 before your eyes.586917 Isn't it wheat2406 harvest7105 today?3117 I will call7121 to Yahweh,3068 that he may send5414 thunder6963 and rain;4306 and you shall know3045 and see7200 that your wickedness7451 is great,7227 which you have done6213 in the sight5869 of Yahweh,3068 in asking7592 for a king."4428
1 Samuel 12:18 So Samuel8050 called7121 to Yahweh;3068 and Yahweh3068 sent5414 thunder6963 and rain4306 that day:3117 and all the people5971 greatly3966 feared3372 Yahweh3068 and Samuel.8050
1 Samuel 12:19 All the people5971 said559 to Samuel,8050 "Pray6419 for your servants5650 to Yahweh3068 your God,430 that we not die;4191 for we have added3254 to all our sins2403 this evil,7451 to ask7592 us a king."4428
1 Samuel 12:20 Samuel8050 said559 to the people,5971 "Don't be afraid.3372 You have indeed done6213 all this evil;7451 yet don't turn aside5493 from following310 Yahweh,3068 but serve5647 Yahweh3068 with all your heart.382421 Don't turn aside5493 to go after310 vain8414 things which can't profit3276 nor deliver,5337 for they are vain.841422 For Yahweh3068 will not forsake5203 his people5971 for his great1419 name's8034 sake, because it has pleased2974 Yahweh3068 to make6213 you a people5971 to himself.
23 Moreover as for me,595 far2486 be it from me that I should sin2398 against Yahweh3068 in ceasing2308 to pray6419 for you: but I will instruct3384 you in the good2896 and the right3477 way.187024 Only fear3372 Yahweh,3068 and serve5647 him in truth571 with all your heart;3824 for consider7200 how great things he has done1431 for you.
25 But if you shall still7489 do wickedly,7489 you shall be consumed,5595 both you and your king."4428