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1 Samuel 12:5

IntegrityTruth and honesty

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.

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

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.

7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.”
ASV
And he said unto them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness.
DARBY
And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand! And [the people] said, [He is] witness!
BLB
And he said to them, “YHWH [is] witness against you⁺, and His anointed [is] witness this day, that you⁺ have not found anything in my hand.” And he said, “Witness.”
ÅB
Da sa han til dem: Herren er vitne mot dere, og hans salvede er vitne på denne dag at dere ikke har funnet noe hos meg. Folket svarte: Ja, han er vitne.
OTB
Han talte til dem og sa: «Herren og Hans salvede er vitner i dag at dere ikke har funnet noe i min besittelse.» Og de svarte: «Han er vitne.»
B1930
Da sa han til dem: Herren er vidne mot eder, og hans salvede er vidne på denne dag at I ikke har funnet noget hos mig. Folket svarte: Ja, han er vidne.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 22:4

    If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

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  • Acts 24:20

    Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

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  • Acts 23:9

    And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:12

    For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:4

    For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

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  • Job 42:7

    And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:9

    And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?

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  • Job 31:35–40

    Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

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