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dixit autem Samuhel ad universum Israhel ecce audivi vocemvestram iuxta omnia quae locuti estis ad me et constitui supervos regem

12:2
et nunc rex graditur ante vos ego autem senui et incanuiporro filii mei vobiscum sunt itaque conversatus coram vobis abadulescentia mea usque ad diem hanc ecce praesto sum

12:3
loquimini de me coram Domino et coram christo eius utrumbovem cuiusquam tulerim an asinum si quempiam calumniatus sumsi oppressi aliquem si de manu cuiusquam munus accepi etcontemnam illud hodie restituamque vobis

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et dixerunt non es calumniatus nos neque oppressisti nequetulisti de manu alicuius quippiam

12:5
dixitque ad eos testis Dominus adversus vos et testischristus eius in die hac quia non inveneritis in manu meaquippiam et dixerunt testis

12:6
et ait Samuhel ad populum Dominus qui fecit Mosen et Aaronet eduxit patres nostros de terra Aegypti

12:7
nunc ergo state ut iudicio contendam adversum vos coramDomino de omnibus misericordiis Domini quas fecit vobiscum etcum patribus vestris

12:8
quomodo ingressus est Iacob in Aegyptum et clamaveruntpatres vestri ad Dominum et misit Dominus Mosen et Aaron eteduxit patres vestros ex Aegypto et conlocavit eos in loco hoc

12:9
qui obliti sunt Domini Dei sui et tradidit eos in manuSisarae magistri militiae Asor et in manu Philisthinorum et inmanu regis Moab et pugnaverunt adversum eos

12:10
postea autem clamaverunt ad Dominum et dixerunt peccavimusquia dereliquimus Dominum et servivimus Baalim et Astharothnunc ergo erue nos de manu inimicorum nostrorum et serviemustibi

12:11
et misit Dominus Hierobaal et Bedan et Ieptha et Samuhelet eruit vos de manu inimicorum vestrorum per circuitum ethabitastis confidenter

12:12
videntes autem quod Naas rex filiorum Ammon venissetadversum vos dixistis mihi nequaquam sed rex imperabit nobiscum Dominus Deus vester regnaret in vobis

12:13
nunc ergo praesto est rex vester quem elegistis etpetistis ecce dedit vobis Dominus regem

12:14
si timueritis Dominum et servieritis ei et audieritisvocem eius et non exasperaveritis os Domini eritis et vos etrex qui imperat vobis sequentes Dominum Deum vestrum

12:15
si autem non audieritis vocem Domini sed exasperaveritissermonem Domini erit manus Domini super vos et super patresvestros

12:16
sed et nunc state et videte rem istam grandem quamfacturus est Dominus in conspectu vestro

12:17
numquid non messis tritici est hodie invocabo Dominum etdabit voces et pluvias et scietis et videbitis quia grandemalum feceritis vobis in conspectu Domini petentes super vosregem

12:18
et clamavit Samuhel ad Dominum et dedit Dominus voces etpluviam in die illa

12:19
et timuit omnis populus nimis Dominum et Samuhelemdixitque universus populus ad Samuhel ora pro servis tuis adDominum Deum tuum ut non moriamur addidimus enim universispeccatis nostris malum ut peteremus nobis regem

12:20
dixit autem Samuhel ad populum nolite timere vos fecistisuniversum malum hoc verumtamen nolite recedere a tergo Dominiet servite Domino in omni corde vestro

12:21
et nolite declinare post vana quae non proderunt vobisneque eruent vos quia vana sunt

12:22
et non derelinquet Dominus populum suum propter nomen suummagnum quia iuravit Dominus facere vos sibi populum

12:23
absit autem a me hoc peccatum in Domino ut cessem orarepro vobis et docebo vos viam bonam et rectam

12:24
igitur timete Dominum et servite ei in veritate et ex totocorde vestro vidistis enim magnifica quae in vobis gesserit

12:25
quod si perseveraveritis in malitia et vos et rex vesterpariter peribitis

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012:001
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.

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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.

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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.

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And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.

012:005
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.

012:006
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.

012:007
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.

012:008
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.

012:009
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.

012:010
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.

012:011
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.

012:012
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.

012:013
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

012:014
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:

012:015
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.

012:016
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

012:017
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.

012:018
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.

012:019
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.

012:020
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;

012:021
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

012:022
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.

012:023
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:

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Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

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But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

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