King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:23
“Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 12
21
And turn ye not aside: for [then should ye go] after vain [things], which cannot profit nor deliver; for they [are] vain.
22
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
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Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
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Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.
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But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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