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Text -- 1 Samuel 12:12-25 (NET)
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12:12 “When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, ‘No ! A king will rule over us’– even though the Lord your God is your king !
12:13 Now look ! Here is the king you have chosen – the one that you asked for! Look , the Lord has given you a king !
12:14 If you fear the Lord , serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says , and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God , all will be well.
12:15 But if you don’t obey the Lord and rebel against what the Lord says , the hand of the Lord will be against both you and your king .
12:16 “So now , take your positions and watch this great thing that the Lord is about to do in your sight .
12:17 Is this not the time of the wheat harvest ? I will call on the Lord so that he makes it thunder and rain . Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the Lord by asking for a king for yourselves.”
12:18 So Samuel called to the Lord , and the Lord made it thunder and rain that day . All the people were very afraid of both the Lord and Samuel .
12:19 All the people said to Samuel , “Pray to the Lord your God on behalf of us– your servants – so we won’t die , for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king .”
12:20 Then Samuel said to the people , “Don’t be afraid . You have indeed sinned . However , don’t turn aside from the Lord . Serve the Lord with all your heart .
12:21 You should not turn aside after empty things that can’t profit and can’t deliver , since they are empty .
12:22 The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation . The Lord was pleased to make you his own people .
12:23 As far as I am concerned, far be it from me to sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the way that is good and upright .
12:24 However , fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart . Just look at the great things he has done for you!
12:25 But if you continue to do evil , both you and your king will be swept away .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Samuel |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Thunder |
Repentance |
Rain |
Fear of God |
Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena |
Miracles |
Symbols and Similitudes |
PALESTINE, 1 |
Prayer |
Predestination |
SAUL |
Intercession |
God |
Idolatry |
Obedience |
Wicked |
Zeal |
Truth |
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NET Notes: 1Sa 12:14 The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: 1Sa 12:15 The LXX reads “your king” rather than the MT’s “your fathers.” The latter makes little sense here. Some follow MT, but t...
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NET Notes: 1Sa 12:19 Heb “for we have added to all our sins an evil [thing] by asking for ourselves a king.”
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NET Notes: 1Sa 12:21 Or “useless” (so NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “nothing”; NASB “futile”; TEV “are not real.”
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