1 Samuel 12:24
Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.
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25But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:21He is your God, the God of your praise, your God who has done for you all these works of power which your eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 29:2And Moses said in the hearing of all Israel, You have seen all the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his servants and all his land;
2 Kings 17:39And you are to give worship to the Lord your God; for it is he who will give you salvation from the hands of all who are against you.
Job 28:28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
Psalms 119:80Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 12:17-25
Samuel Calls for Thunder; Samuel Encourages and Comforts Israel. ( b. c. 1069.) 16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord , and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord , in asking you a king. 18 So Samuel called unto the Lord ; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the… Read the whole commentary →