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16 “Now stand still and see the great thing the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 Now is the time of the wheat harvest.[a] I will pray to the Lord and ask him to send thunder and rain. Then you will know you did a very bad thing against the Lord when you asked for a king.”

18 So Samuel prayed to the Lord. That same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. And the people became very afraid of the Lord and Samuel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:17 time of … harvest This was the dry time of year when no rains fell.

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