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1Samuel said to all Israel, “You see that I have listened to your voice and to everything that you said to me. I have appointed a king over you.
2Now, there he is. The king is walking before you. I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth till this very day.
3“Here I am. Testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I defrauded anyone? Have I oppressed anyone? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to turn a blind eye to anything? If so, I will restore it for you.”
4They replied, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone's hand.”
5So he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today that you have not found anything in my hand.”
They said, “He is witness.”
6So this is what Samuel said to the people:
18Then Samuel called to the Lord , and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people were very afraid of the Lord and of Samuel.
19So all the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so that we do not die, for we have added to all our sins also this evil, that we asked for a king for ourselves.”
20Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil. Nevertheless, do not turn away from following the Lord , but serve the Lord with all your heart.
21Do not turn away to pursue empty things that cannot help you or save you, because they are empty.
22For the sake of his great name, the Lord will not forsake his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own people for himself.
23As for me, it is unthinkable that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will instruct you in the way that is good and right.[#12:23 Or may I be cursed if… The word refers to something that is profane or cursed. It is an oath similar to the oath may I be punished severely if…]
24Above all, fear the Lord , and serve him in truth, with all your heart, considering the great things he has done for you.
25But if you keep doing evil, you will be swept away, both you and your king.”