1 And Samuel 8050 said 559 unto all Israel 3478, Behold, I have hearkened 8085 unto your voice 6963 in all that ye said 559 unto me, and have made 4427 a king 4428 over you.
2 And now, behold, the king 4428 walketh 1980 before 6440 you: and I am old 2204 and grayheaded 7867; and, behold, my sons 1121 are with you: and I have walked 1980 before 6440 you from my childhood 5271 unto this day 3117.
3 Behold, here I am: witness 6030 against me before the LORD 3068, and before his anointed 4899: whose ox 7794 have I taken 3947? or whose ass 2543 have I taken 3947? or whom have I defrauded 6231? whom have I oppressed 7533? or of whose hand 3027 have I received any bribe 3724 to blind 5956 mine eyes 5869 therewith? and I will restore 7725 it you.
4 And they said 559, Thou hast not defrauded 6231 us, nor oppressed 7533 us, neither hast thou taken 3947 ought 3972 of any man's 376 hand 3027.
5 And he said 559 unto them, The LORD 3068 is witness 5707 against you, and his anointed 4899 is witness 5707 this day 3117, that ye have not found 4672 ought 3972 in my hand 3027. And they answered 559, He is witness 5707.
6 And Samuel 8050 said 559 unto the people 5971, It is the LORD 3068 that advanced 6213 Moses 4872 and Aaron 175, and that brought 5927 0 your fathers 1 up 5927 out of the land 776 of Egypt 4714.
7 Now therefore stand still 3320, that I may reason 8199 with you before 6440 the LORD 3068 of all the righteous acts 6666 of the LORD 3068, which he did 6213 to you and to your fathers 1.
8 When Jacob 3290 was come 935 into Egypt 4714, and your fathers 1 cried 2199 unto the LORD 3068, then the LORD 3068 sent 7971 Moses 4872 and Aaron 175, which brought forth 3318 your fathers 1 out of Egypt 4714, and made them dwell 3427 in this place 4725.
9 And when they forgat 7911 the LORD 3068 their God 430, he sold 4376 them into the hand 3027 of Sisera 5516, captain 8269 of the host 6635 of Hazor 2674, and into the hand 3027 of the Philistines 6430, and into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Moab 4124, and they fought 3898 against them.
10 And they cried 2199 unto the LORD 3068, and said 559, We have sinned 2398, because we have forsaken 5800 the LORD 3068, and have served 5647 Baalim 1168 and Ashtaroth 6252: but now deliver 5337 us out of the hand 3027 of our enemies 341, and we will serve 5647 thee.
11 And the LORD 3068 sent 7971 Jerubbaal 3378, and Bedan 917, and Jephthah 3316, and Samuel 8050, and delivered 5337 you out of the hand 3027 of your enemies 341 on every side 5439, and ye dwelled 3427 safe 983.
12 And when ye saw 7200 that Nahash 5176 the king 4428 of the children 1121 of Ammon 5983 came 935 against you, ye said 559 unto me, Nay; but a king 4428 shall reign 4427 over us: when the LORD 3068 your God 430 was your king 4428.
13 Now therefore behold the king 4428 whom ye have chosen 977, and whom ye have desired 7592! and, behold, the LORD 3068 hath set 5414 a king 4428 over you.
14 If ye will fear 3372 the LORD 3068, and serve 5647 him, and obey 8085 his voice 6963, and not rebel 4784 against the commandment 6310 of the LORD 3068, then shall both ye and also the king 4428 that reigneth 4427 over you continue following 310 the LORD 3068 your God 430:
15 But if ye will not obey 8085 the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068, but rebel 4784 against the commandment 6310 of the LORD 3068, then shall the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 be against you, as it was against your fathers 1.
16 Now therefore 1571 stand 3320 and see 7200 this great 1419 thing 1697, which the LORD 3068 will do 6213 before your eyes 5869.
17 Is it not wheat 2406 harvest 7105 to day 3117? I will call 7121 unto the LORD 3068, and he shall send 5414 thunder 6963 and rain 4306; that ye may perceive 3045 and see 7200 that your wickedness 7451 is great 7227, which ye have done 6213 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, in asking 7592 you a king 4428.
18 So Samuel 8050 called 7121 unto the LORD 3068; and the LORD 3068 sent 5414 thunder 6963 and rain 4306 that day 3117: and all the people 5971 greatly 3966 feared 3372 the LORD 3068 and Samuel 8050.
19 And all the people 5971 said 559 unto Samuel 8050, Pray 6419 for thy servants 5650 unto the LORD 3068 thy God 430, that we die 4191 not: for we have added 3254 unto all our sins 2403 this evil 7451, to ask 7592 us a king 4428.
20 And Samuel 8050 said 559 unto the people 5971, Fear 3372 not: ye have done 6213 all this wickedness 7451: yet turn not aside 5493 from following 310 the LORD 3068, but serve 5647 the LORD 3068 with all your heart 3824;
21 And turn ye not aside 5493: for then should ye go after 310 vain 8414 things, which cannot profit 3276 nor deliver 5337; for they are vain 8414.
22 For the LORD 3068 will not forsake 5203 his people 5971 for his great 1419 name's 8034 sake: because it hath pleased 2974 the LORD 3068 to make 6213 you his people 5971.
23 Moreover as for me 595, God forbid 2486 that I should sin 2398 against the LORD 3068 in ceasing 2308 to pray 6419 for you: but I will teach 3384 you the good 2896 and the right 3477 way 1870:
24 Only fear 3372 the LORD 3068, and serve 5647 him in truth 571 with all your heart 3824: for consider 7200 how great things he hath done 1431 for you.
25 But if ye shall still 7489 do wickedly 7489, ye shall be consumed 5595, both ye and your king 4428.