1 Samuel 12:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the LORD is about to do in your sight.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 14:13 : 13 Moses said to the people,“Do not fear! Stand firm and see the salvation of the LORD that he will provide for you today; for the Egyptians that you see today you will never, ever see again.
  • Exod 14:31 : 31 When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, they feared the LORD, and they believed in the LORD and in his servant Moses.
  • 1 Sam 12:7 : 7 Now take your positions, so I may confront you before the LORD regarding all the LORD’s just actions toward you and your ancestors.
  • 1 Sam 15:16 : 16 Then Samuel said to Saul,“Wait a minute! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” Saul said to him,“Tell me.”

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    17Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the LORD so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves.”

    18So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD made it thunder and rain that day. All the people were very afraid of both the LORD and Samuel.

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    7Now take your positions, so I may confront you before the LORD regarding all the LORD’s just actions toward you and your ancestors.

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    13Now look! Here is the king you have chosen– the one that you asked for! Look, the LORD has given you a king!

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  • 1 Sam 3:10-11
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    71%

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