1 Samuel 12:5
Then 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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In Context
4And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.
Cross References
Exodus 22:4If he still has what he had taken, whatever it is, ox or ass or sheep, he is to give twice its value.
Job 16:19Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.
Job 42:7And it came about, after he had said these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, I am very angry with you and your two friends, because you have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has.
John 18:38Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.
Acts 24:16And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
1 Corinthians 4:4For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
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 →