World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:4
“They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 12
Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you.
They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.
He said to them, "Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." They said, "He is witness.
Samuel said to the people, "It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
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The rise of Israel’s monarchy with Samuel, Saul, and David.
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