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1 Samuel 12:4

Integrity

2 Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

“You have not wronged us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”

5 Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.

6 Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“You have not wronged us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
KJV
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
WEB
They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
ASV
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man`s hand.
DARBY
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
BLB
And they said, “You have not oppressed us and you have not crushed us, and you have not taken anything from the hand of man.”
ÅB
De svarte: Du har ikke gjort urett mot oss og ikke undertrykt oss og ikke tatt imot noe av noen.
OTB
Og de svarte: «Du har ikke gjort oss urett, heller ikke undertrykt oss, eller tatt noe fra noen.»
B1930
De svarte: Du har ikke gjort urett mot oss og ikke undertrykt oss og ikke tatt imot noget av nogen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 3 John 1:12

    Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.

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  • Psalms 37:5–6

    Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

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  • Daniel 6:4

    Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

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