09_1SA_12_01 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 .
09_1SA_12_02 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 .
09_1SA_12_03 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 .
09_1SA_12_04 And they said , thou hast not defrauded us , nor oppressed us , neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand .
09_1SA_12_05 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 .
09_1SA_12_06 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 .
09_1SA_12_07 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 .
09_1SA_12_08 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 .
09_1SA_12_09 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 .
09_1SA_12_10 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 .
09_1SA_12_11 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 .
09_1SA_12_12 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 .
09_1SA_12_13 now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen , [ And ] whom ye have desired ! And , behold , the LORD hath set A king over you .
09_1SA_12_14 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 :
09_1SA_12_15 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 .
09_1SA_12_16 now therefore stand And see this great thing , which the LORD will do before your eyes .
09_1SA_12_17 [ 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 .
09_1SA_12_18 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 .
09_1SA_12_19 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 .
09_1SA_12_20 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 ;
09_1SA_12_21 And turn ye not aside : for [ Then should ye go ] after vain [ things ] , which cannot profit nor deliver ; for they [ are ] vain .
09_1SA_12_22 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 .
09_1SA_12_23 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 :
09_1SA_12_24 only Fear the LORD , And serve him in truth with all your heart ; for consider how great [ things ] he hath done for you .
09_1SA_12_25 but if ye shall still do wickedly , ye shall be consumed , Both ye And your king .