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1 Samuel 12:1

Samuel
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.

2 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.

3 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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BSB
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
KJV
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.
WEB
Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you.
BLB
And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your⁺ voice in all that you⁺ said to me, and I have made reign over you⁺ a king.
ÅB
Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: Nå har jeg lydt dere i alt hva dere har sagt til meg, og satt en konge over dere.
OTB
Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: «Se, jeg har lyttet til deres røst i alt dere sa til meg, og har utnevnt en konge over dere.
B1930
Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: Nu har jeg lydt eder i alt hvad I har sagt til mig, og satt en konge over eder.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 10:24

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

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  • 1 Samuel 11:14–15

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:1

    Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

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  • 1 Samuel 8:19–22

    Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

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  • 1 Samuel 8:5–8

    And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

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