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1 Samuel 12:20

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18 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.”

“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.

21 Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.

22 Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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;
WEB
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.
ASV
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart:
DARBY
And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: *ye* have done all this wickedness; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, and serve Jehovah with all your heart;
BLB
And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You⁺ have done all this evil; yet do not turn aside from following YHWH, and serve YHWH with all your⁺ heart.
ÅB
Da sa Samuel til folket: Frykt ikke! Dere har gjort alt dette onde; men vik nå bare ikke fra Herren, men tjen Herren av hele deres hjerte!
OTB
Da sa Samuel til folket: «Frykt ikke. Dere har gjort all denne ondskapen, men vend dere ikke bort fra å følge Herren, men tjen Herren av hele deres hjerte.
B1930
Da sa Samuel til folket: Frykt ikke! I har gjort alt dette onde; men vik nu bare ikke fra Herren, men tjen Herren av hele eders hjerte!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 11:16

    But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,

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  • Joshua 23:6

    Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.

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  • Psalms 101:3

    I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.

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  • Psalms 125:5

    But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

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  • 1 Peter 3:16

    keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.

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  • Jeremiah 3:1

    “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:29

    For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”

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  • Exodus 20:19–20

    “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

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