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And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
And now, behold, the king walketh before you ;
and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth
unto this day.
And now, behold, the king walketh before you :
and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood
unto this day.
Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah
, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken
a
ransom
to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
Behold,
here I am: witness against me before the
LORD
, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received
any
bribe
to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught
of any man's hand.
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought
of any man's hand.
And he said unto them, Jehovah
is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught
in my hand. And they said
, He is witness.
And he said unto them, The
LORD
is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought
in my hand. And they answered
, He is witness.
And Samuel said unto the people, It is Jehovah
that appointed
Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
And Samuel said unto the people, It is the
LORD
that advanced
Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Now therefore stand still, that I may plead
with you before Jehovah
concerning
all the righteous acts of Jehovah
, which he did to you and to your fathers.
Now therefore stand still, that I may reason
with you before the
LORD
of
all the righteous acts of the
LORD
, which he did to you and to your fathers.
When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto Jehovah
, then Jehovah
sent Moses and Aaron, who
brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to
dwell in this place.
When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the
LORD
, then the
LORD
sent Moses and Aaron, which
brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
But
they forgat Jehovah
their God ;
and
he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab ;
and they fought against them.
And
when
they forgat the
LORD
their God ,
he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab ,
and they fought against them.
And they cried unto Jehovah
, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah
, and have served the
Baalim and the
Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
And they cried unto the
LORD
, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the
LORD
, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
And Jehovah
sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side ;
and ye dwelt
in
safety
.
And the
LORD
sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side ,
and ye dwelled
safe
.
And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay ,
but a king shall reign over us ;
when Jehovah
your God was your king.
And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay ;
but a king shall reign over us :
when the
LORD
your God was your king.
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked
for:
and, behold, Jehovah
hath set a king over you.
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired!
and, behold, the
LORD
hath set a king over you.
If ye will fear Jehovah
, and serve him, and hearken
unto
his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah
, and
both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be
followers
of
Jehovah
your God ,
`well'
:
If ye will fear the
LORD
, and serve him, and obey
his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the
LORD
, then
shall
both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue
following
the
LORD
your God:
but if ye will not hearken
unto
the voice of Jehovah
, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah
, then will
the hand of Jehovah
be against you, as it was against your fathers.
But if ye will not obey
the voice of the
LORD
, but rebel against the commandment of the
LORD
, then shall
the hand of the
LORD
be against you, as it was against your fathers.
Now therefore stand still
and see this great thing, which Jehovah
will do before your eyes.
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the
LORD
will do before your eyes.
Is it not wheat harvest to -
day? I will call unto Jehovah
, that
he may
send thunder and rain; and
ye shall
know
and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah
, in asking you a king.
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the
LORD
, and
he shall
send thunder and rain; that
ye may
perceive
and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the
LORD
, in asking you a king.
So Samuel called unto Jehovah
; and Jehovah
sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah
and Samuel.
So Samuel called unto the
LORD
; and the
LORD
sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the
LORD
and Samuel.
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah
thy God, that we die not ;
for we have added unto all our sins `
this '
evil, to ask us a king.
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the
LORD
thy God, that we die not :
for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not ;
ye have indeed
done all this evil;
yet turn not aside from following Jehovah
, but serve Jehovah
with all your heart :
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not :
ye have done all this wickedness:
yet turn not aside from following the
LORD
, but serve the
LORD
with all your heart ;
and turn ye not aside ;
for `
then would
ye go '
after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver ,
for they are vain.
And turn ye not aside :
for then should
ye go after vain things ,
which cannot profit nor deliver ;
for they are vain.
For Jehovah
will not forsake his people for his great name's sake ,
because it hath pleased Jehovah
to make you a
people unto
himself
.
For the
LORD
will not forsake his people for his great name's sake :
because it hath pleased the
LORD
to make you his
people.
Moreover as for me, far
be
it
from
me
that I should sin against Jehovah
in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct
you in
the good and the right way .
Moreover as for me, God
forbid
that I should sin against the
LORD
in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach
you the good and the right way :
Only fear Jehovah
, and serve him in truth with all your heart ;
for consider how great things he hath done for you.
Only fear the
LORD
, and serve him in truth with all your heart :
for consider how great things he hath done for you.
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
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