1 Samuel addressed all Israel: "I have granted your request in every respect," he said. "I have set a king over you
2 and now the king is your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and have sons among you. I have lived with you from my youth to the present day.
3 Here I stand! Answer me in the presence of the LORD and of his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose ass have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whom have I accepted a bribe and overlooked his guilt? I will make restitution to you."
4 They replied, "You have neither cheated us, nor oppressed us, nor accepted anything from anyone."
5 So he said to them, "The LORD is witness against you this day, and his anointed as well, that you have found nothing in my possession." "He is witness," they agreed.
6 Continuing, Samuel said to the people: "The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt.
7 Now, therefore, take your stand, and I shall arraign you before the LORD, and shall recount for you all the acts of mercy the LORD has done for you and your fathers.
8 When Jacob and his sons went to Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, your fathers appealed to the LORD, who sent Moses and Aaron to bring them out of Egypt, and he gave them this place to live in.
9 But they forgot the LORD their God; and he allowed them to fall into the clutches of Sisera, the captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor, into the grasp of the Philistines, and into the grip of the king of Moab, who made war against them.
10 Each time they appealed to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned in forsaking the LORD and worshiping Baals and Ashtaroth; but deliver us now from the power of our enemies, and we will worship you.'
11 Accordingly, the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel; he delivered you from the power of your enemies on every side, so that you were able to live in security.
12 Yet, when you saw Nahash, king of the Ammonites, advancing against you, you said to me, 'Not so, but a king must rule us,' even though the LORD your God is your king.
13 "Now you have the king you want, a king the LORD has given you.
14 If you fear the LORD and worship him, if you are obedient to him and do not rebel against the LORD'S command, if both you and the king who rules you follow the LORD your God--well and good.
15 But if you do not obey the LORD and if you rebel against his command, the LORD will deal severely with you and your king, and destroy you.
16 Now then, stand ready to witness the great marvel the LORD is about to accomplish before your eyes.
17 Are we not in the harvest time for wheat? Yet I shall call to the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain. Thus you will see and understand how greatly the LORD is displeased that you have asked for a king."
18 Samuel then called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. As a result, all the people dreaded the LORD and Samuel.
19 They said to Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for us, your servants, that we may not die for having added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king."
20 "Do not fear," Samuel answered them. "It is true you have committed all this evil; still, you must not turn from the LORD, but must worship him with your whole heart.
21 Do not turn to meaningless idols which can neither profit nor save; they are nothing.
22 For the sake of his own great name the LORD will not abandon his people, since the LORD himself chose to make you his people.
23 As for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you and to teach you the good and right way.
24 But you must fear the LORD and worship him faithfully with your whole heart; keep in mind the great things he has done among you.
25 If instead you continue to do evil, both you and your king shall perish."
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 12:
1 Samuel 12 begins with Samuel saying goodbye to the people of Israel and making a retrospective of the leadership of the people from the time of the judges to the present moment, when the people cried for a king. He urges the people to fear God and follow their commandments, reminding them that if they rebel, they will be punished. Samuel also demonstrates the power of God, bringing a storm that scares the people. Next are five verses related to the topics addressed in 1 Samuel 12, in order of proximity to the chapter:
Deuteronomy 6:4-5: "Hear, Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord. Thou shalt love, for the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy power." This verse speaks of the importance of fearing God and loveing Him with all his heart, soul, and strength, as Samuel exhorted the people of Israel to do.
Deuteronomy 11:16: "Keep that your heart be deceived, and deviate, and will serve other gods, and prostre you before them." This verse warns the people of Israel not to deviate from God's commandments and worship other gods, as Samuel warned them that if they rebelled, they would be punished.
1 Kings 8:35: "When the heavens surround themselves, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you, and pray in this place, and confess your name, and convert from their sins, and thou hast afflicted." This verse speaks of the demonstration of God's power in nature, as Samuel demonstrated by bringing the storm, and also speaks of the importance of confession and conversion of sins.
2 Chronicles 7:14: "And if my people, which is called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and convert from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive yours Sins, and I will heal your land. " This verse reinforces the importance of humility, prayer, and conversion of sins, as Samuel urged the people of Israel to do.
Psalm 51:17: "Sacrifices to God are the broken Spirit; to a broken and contrite heart thou shalt not despise, O God." This verse speaks of the importance of humility and contrition before God, as Samuel urged the people of Israel to do. He also speaks of the importance of true worship and regret.
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