1 Samuel 12:4

And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

In Context

3Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.

5Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:5Put your life in the hands of the Lord; have faith in him and he will do it.

3 John 1:12Demetrius has the approval of all men and of what is true: and we give the same witness, and you are certain that our witness is true.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 12:2-6

Samuel's Discourse to Israel. ( b. c. 1069.) 1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and gray-headed; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord , and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom… Read the whole commentary →

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