1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for see what great things he hath done with you.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
25But if ye will in any wise do wickedly, both ye yourselves as also your king shall perish.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, who hath done for thee these great and fearful things, which thy own eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 29:2(29:1) And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye yourselves have seen all that the Lord hath done 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 he said unto man, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to eschew evil is understanding.
Psalms 119:80Let my heart be entire 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: wisdom and instruction fools [alone] despise.
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 →