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1 Samuel 12:18

Samuel
Fear

16 Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.

17 Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”

So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

19 They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”

20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

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BSB
So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
KJV
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.
WEB
So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
ASV
So Samuel called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.
DARBY
And Samuel called to Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.
BLB
And Samuel called to YHWH, and YHWH sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared YHWH and Samuel.
ÅB
Så ropte Samuel til Herren, og samme dag sendte Herren torden og regn; da ble alt folket grepet av stor frykt for Herren og for Samuel.
OTB
Og Samuel påkalte Herren, og Herren sendte torden og regn den dagen; så hele folket hadde stor ærefrykt for Herren og Samuel.
B1930
Så ropte Samuel til Herren, og samme dag sendte Herren torden og regn; da blev alt folket grepet av stor frykt for Herren og for Samuel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 14:31

    When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.

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  • Ezra 10:9

    So within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem, and on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling regarding this matter and because of the heavy rain.

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  • Exodus 9:23–25

    So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.

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  • Psalms 106:12–13

    Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.

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  • Revelation 11:5–6

    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.

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