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12 Samuel then said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me and have appointed a king over you.
2 “Now, therefore, behold! Your king walks before you. And I am old and grayheaded. And behold, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
3 “Behold, here I am. Bear record of me before the LORD and before His anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or, whose donkey have I taken? Or, to whom have I done wrong? Or, whom have I hurt? Or, of whose hand have I received any bribe with which to blind my eyes? And I will restore it you.”
4 Then they said, “You have done us no wrong. Nor have you hurt us. Nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”
5 And he said to them, “The LORD is Witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have found nothing in my hands.” And they answered, “Witness!”
6 Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD Who made Moses and Aaron, and Who brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt.
7 “Now, therefore, stand still, so that I may reason with you before the LORD, according to all the righteousness of the LORD which He showed to you and to your fathers.
8 “After Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place.
9 “And when they forgot the LORD their God, He sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them.
10 “And they cried to the LORD, and said, ‘We have sinned because we have forsaken the LORD and have served Baal and Ashtoreth! Now, therefore, deliver us out of the hands of our enemies and we will serve You!’
11 “Therefore, the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hands of your enemies on every side. And you dwelled safely.
12 “Nevertheless, when you saw that Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, came against you, you said to me, ‘No! But a king shall reign over us!’ When the LORD your God was still your King.
13 “Now, therefore, behold the king whom you have chosen, whom you have desired. Lo, therefore, the LORD has set a king over you.
14 “If you will fear the LORD and serve Him, and hear His Voice, and not disobey the Word of the LORD, both you and the king who reigns over you shall follow the LORD your God.
15 “But if you will not obey the Voice of the LORD, but disobey the LORD’s Mouth, then the Hand of the LORD shall be upon you and on your fathers.
16 “Now, also, stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes.
17 “Is it not now wheat harvest? I will call to the LORD; and He shall send thunder and rain, so that you may perceive and see how great your wickedness is which you have done in the sight of the LORD in asking for a king for yourselves.”
18 Then Samuel called to the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain the same day. And all the people feared the LORD, and Samuel, exceedingly.
19 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we do not die. For we have sinned in asking for a king for ourselves, in addition to all our other sins.”
20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear! You have indeed done all this wickedness. Still, do not depart from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart!
21 “Do not turn back, either! For that would be after meaningless things which cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are but empty.
22 “For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great Name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you His people.
23 “Moreover, may it never be that I should sin against the LORD and cease praying for you! But I will show you the good and right way.
24 “Therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in the truth with all your hearts, and consider what great things He has done for you.
25 “But if you do wickedly, you shall perish, both you and your king.”
13 Saul now had been king for one year. And he reigned over Israel for two years.
2 Then Saul chose for himself three thousand of Israel. And two thousand were with Saul in Michmash, and on Mount Bethel. And a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the people he sent away, each man to his tent.
3 And Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was on the hill. And the Philistines’ heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Hear, O you Hebrews!”
4 And all Israel heard say, “Saul has destroyed a garrison of the Philistines!” Therefore, Israel was made abhorrent to the Philistines. And the people gathered together with Saul to Gilgal.
5 The Philistines also gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen. For the people were like the sand which is by the seaside in multitude, and came up and camped in Michmash, eastward from Beth Aven.
6 And when the men of Israel saw that they were in distress (for the people were oppressed), the people hid themselves in caves and in holds and in rocks and in towers and in pits.
7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan, to the land of Gad and Gilead. And Saul was still in Gilgal, and all the people, for fear followed him.
8 And he waited for seven days, according to the time that Samuel had appointed. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal. Therefore, the people were scattered from him.
9 And Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings.” And he offered a burnt offering.
10 And as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went forth to meet him, to greet him.
11 And Samuel said, “What have you done?” Then Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you had not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together to Michmash,
12 “therefore I said, ‘The Philistines will come down now upon me, to Gilgal. And I have not made supplication to the LORD.’ I was bold, therefore, and offered a burnt offering.”
13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly! You have not kept the Commandment of the LORD your [j]God, which He Commanded you! For the LORD had now established your kingdom upon Israel forever.
14 “But now, your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after his own heart. And the LORD has Commanded him to be Governor over His people, because you have not kept that which the LORD had Commanded you.”
15 And Samuel arose and got himself up from Gilgal in Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.
16 And Saul and Jonathan, his son, and the people who were found with them, had their lodging in Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines camped in Michmash.
17 And three bands came out of the camp of the Philistines, to destroy. One band turned to the road of Ophrah, to the land of Shual.
18 And another band turned toward the road to Beth Horon. And the third band turned toward the road of the territory that looks toward the valley of Zeboim, toward the wilderness.
19 Then there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears.”
20 Therefore, all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, so that each man could sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his weeding hook.
21 But they already had a file for the plowshares and for the mattocks and for the pick forks and for the axes and to sharpen the goads.
22 So, when the day of battle had come, there was neither sword nor spear found in the hands of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan, but with Saul and Jonathan (his son).
23 And the garrison of the Philistines came out to the passage of Michmash.
7 After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee. For He did not wish to walk in Judea because the Jews sought to kill Him.
2 Now the Jews’ feast of the Tabernacles was at hand.
3 Therefore, His brothers said to Him, “Leave here, and go into Judea, so that Your disciples may see Your works that You do.
4 “For no one does anything secretly when seeking to be famous. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world.”
5 For, as yet, His brothers did not believe in Him.
6 Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come. But your time is always ready.
7 “The world cannot hate you. But it hates Me, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
8 “You go up to the feast. I will not go up to this feast yet. For My time is not yet fulfilled.”
9 He said these things to them and remained in Galilee.
10 But as soon as His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast; not openly, but, as it were, privately.
11 Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, “Where is He?”
12 And there was much murmuring about Him among the people. Some said, “He is a good Man.” Others said, “No! But He deceives the people!”
13 However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.
14 Now, when half the feast was done, Jesus went up into the Temple and taught.
15 And the Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man know the Scriptures, seeing that He never learned!?”
16 Jesus answered them, and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His Who sent Me.
17 “If anyone will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be from God, or whether I speak from myself.
18 “Whoever speaks from himself, seeks his own glory. But whoever seeks the glory of the One who sent him, he is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
19 “Did not Moses give you a Law, and yet none of you keeps the Law? Why do you seek to kill Me?”
20 The people answered, and said, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”
21 Jesus answered, and said to them, “I have done one work, and you all marvel.
22 “Therefore, Moses gave circumcision to you - not because it is of Moses, but of the Fathers - and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I have made a man entirely whole on the Sabbath?
24 “Do not judge according to the appearance. But, judge righteous judgment.”
25 Then some of them of Jerusalem said, “Is this not He Whom they seek to kill?
26 “And behold, He speaks openly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers really know that this is truly the Christ?
27 “However, we know from where this Man is. But when the Christ comes, no one shall know from where He is.”
28 Then Jesus cried in the Temple as He taught, saying, “You both know Me and know from where I am! Yet I have not come of Myself! And He who sent Me is true (Whom you do not know)!
29 “But I know Him! For I am of Him, and He has sent Me!”
30 Then they sought to take Him, but no one laid hands on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
108 O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing and give abundant praise!
2 Awake, viol and harp! I will awake early.
3 I will praise You, O LORD, among the people! And I will sing to You among the nations.
4 For Your mercy is great above the heavens, and Your truth to the clouds.
5 Exalt Yourself, O God, above the heavens, and Your Glory upon all the Earth,
6 so that Your beloved may be delivered. Help with Your right hand and hear me.
7 God has spoken in His holiness, “I will rejoice. I shall divide Shechem and measure the valley of Succoth.
8 “Gilead shall be Mine. Manasseh shall be Mine. Ephraim, also, shall be the strength of My head. Judah is My lawgiver.
9 “Moab shall be My washpot. I will cast out My shoe over Edom. I will triumph over Palestine.”
10 Who will lead me into the strong city? Who will bring me to Edom?
11 Will not You, O God, Who had forsaken us? And will You not go forth, O God, with our armies?
12 Give us help against trouble, for vain is the help of man.
13 Through God we shall do valiantly; for He shall tread down our enemies. To him who excels: A Psalm of David
4 A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life. But the perversity thereof is the breaking of the mind.
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