Verse 20
1 Samuel 12:20
World English Bible, British Edition
20
Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed
done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל הָ/עָם֙ אַל תִּירָ֔אוּ אַתֶּ֣ם עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל הָ/רָעָ֖ה הַ/זֹּ֑את אַ֗ךְ אַל תָּס֨וּרוּ֙ מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַ/עֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֶת יְהוָ֖ה בְּ/כָל לְבַבְ/כֶֽם
English Translation
And Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart."
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Chapter 12 Context
1
Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all
that you said to me, and ha...
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2
Now, behold, the king walks before you. I am old and grey-headed. Behold,
my sons are with you. I ha...
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3
Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and before his anointed.
Whose ox have I taken? Whose...
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4
They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither
have you taken anything from anyone...
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5
He said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed
is witness today, that you have...
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6
Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron,
and that brought your fath...
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7
Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD
concerning all the righteous ac...
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8
“When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the
LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aa...
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9
But they forgot the LORD their God (Elohim); and he sold them into the hand of
Sisera, captain of th...
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10
They cried to the LORD, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have
forsaken the LORD and have served...
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11
The LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered
you out of the hand of your enem...
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12
“When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon
came against you, you said to me, ‘No, b...
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13
Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked
for. Behold, the LORD has se...
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14
If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and listen to his voice,
and not rebel against the command...
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15
But if you will not listen to the LORD’s voice, but rebel against the
commandment of the LORD, then...
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16
“Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the
LORD will do before your eyes.
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17
Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may
send thunder and rain; and you wi...
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18
So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and
rain that day. Then all the people great...
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19
All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the
LORD your God (Elohim), that we not di...
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20
Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed
done all this evil; yet don’t turn away...
21
Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver,
for they are vain.
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22
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake,
because it has pleased the LORD...
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23
Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the
LORD in ceasing to pray for you...
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24
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for
consider what great things he ha...
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25
But if you keep doing evil, you will be consumed, both you and your
king.”
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