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1 Samuel 12:4

Integrity

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.

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

6 And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that 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 hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

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  • Psalms 37:5–6

    Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

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  • Daniel 6:4

    Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

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