1 Samuel 12:2-5
12:2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
12:3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the
Lord and before his chosen king.
1 Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me,
2 and I will return it to you!”
12:4 They replied, “You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
12:5 He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king 3 is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.” 4 They said, “He is witness!”
1 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
2 tn The words “tell me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
3 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
4 tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”