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1 Samuel 12:16-18
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1 Samuel 12:16-18
Expanded Bible
16 “Now stand ·still [where you are] and see the ·great thing [wonder; L thing] the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 ·It is [Is it not…?] now the time of the wheat harvest [C the dry season]. I will pray for the Lord to send thunder and rain [C the rain would destroy the wheat harvest]. Then you will know what an ·evil [wicked] thing you did ·against [in the eyes/sight of] the Lord when you ·asked for [demanded] a king.”
18 Then Samuel ·prayed [called] to the Lord, and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So the people were ·very afraid [in awe] of the Lord and Samuel.
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1 Samuel 12:16-18
New International Version
1 Samuel 12:16-18
New International Version
16 “Now then, stand still(A) and see(B) this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes! 17 Is it not wheat harvest(C) now? I will call(D) on the Lord to send thunder(E) and rain.(F) And you will realize what an evil(G) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”
18 Then Samuel called on the Lord,(H) and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe(I) of the Lord and of Samuel.
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