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1 Samuel 12:18-20
New English Translation
1 Samuel 12:18-20
New English Translation
18 So 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. 19 All the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God on behalf of us—your servants—so we won’t die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king.”[a]
20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed sinned.[b] However, don’t turn aside from the Lord. Serve the Lord with all your heart.
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- 1 Samuel 12:19 tn Heb “for we have added to all our sins an evil [thing] by asking for ourselves a king.”
- 1 Samuel 12:20 tn Heb “you have done all this evil.”
1 Samuel 12:18-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 12:18-20
New International Version
18 Then Samuel called on the Lord,(A) and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe(B) of the Lord and of Samuel.
19 The people all said to Samuel, “Pray(C) to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die,(D) for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”
20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;(E) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
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