1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
25But if ye continue to do evil, then shall ye and your king be consumed.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:21He is thy boast, and he is thy God, who has wrought in the midst of thee these great and glorious things, which thine eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 29:2And Moses called all the sons of Israel and said to them, Ye have seen all things that the Lord did in the land of Egypt before you to Pharaoh and his servants, and all his land;
2 Kings 17:39But ye shall fear the Lord your God, and he shall deliver you from all your enemies.
Job 28:28And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; 1 And to abstain from evil is understanding.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; 1 And there is good understanding to all that practice it: 1 And piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; 1 But the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction. 1
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 →