1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things He hath done for you.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be swept away, both ye and your king.'
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:21He is thy glory, and He is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and tremendous things, which thine eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 29:2(29-1) And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them: Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
2 Kings 17:39but the LORD your God shall ye fear; and He will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.'
Job 28:28And unto man He said: 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'
Psalms 119:80Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.
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 →