1 Samuel 12:24
Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
25But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:21He is thy praise, and thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thy eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 29:2And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: You have seen all the things that the Lord did before you in the land of Egypt to Pharao, and to all his servants, and to his whole land.
2 Kings 17:39But fear the Lord your God, and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Job 28:28And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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 →