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Samuel's Farewell Speech
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|1 Samuel 12:1| Samuel told the Israelites: I have given you a king, just as you asked.
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|1 Samuel 12:2| You have seen how I have led you ever since I was a young man. I'm already old. My hair is gray, and my own sons are grown. Now you must see how well your king will lead you.
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|1 Samuel 12:3| l Let me ask this. Have I ever taken anyone's ox or donkey or forced you to give me anything? Have I ever hurt anyone or taken a bribe to give an unfair decision? Answer me so the LORD and his chosen king can hear you. And if I have done any of these things, I will give it all back.
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|1 Samuel 12:4| “No,” the Israelites answered. “You've never cheated us in any way!”
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|1 Samuel 12:5| Samuel said, “The LORD and his chosen king are witnesses to what you have said.” “That's true,” they replied.
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|1 Samuel 12:6| m Then Samuel told them: The LORD brought your ancestors out of Egypt and chose Moses and Aaron to be your leaders.
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|1 Samuel 12:7| Now the LORD will be your judge. So stand here and listen, while I remind you how often the LORD has saved you and your ancestors from your enemies.
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|1 Samuel 12:8| n After Jacob went to Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the LORD for help, and he sent Moses and Aaron. They brought your ancestors out of Egypt and led them here to settle this land.
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|1 Samuel 12:9| o But your ancestors forgot the LORD, so he let them be defeated by the Philistines, the king of Moab, and Sisera, the commander of Hazor's army.
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|1 Samuel 12:10| p q Again your ancestors cried out to the LORD for help. They said, “We have sinned! We stopped worshiping you, our LORD, and started worshiping Baal and Astarte. But now, if you rescue us from our enemies, we will worship you.”
