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He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king[a] is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.”[b] They said, “He is witness!”

Samuel said to the people, “The Lord is the one who chose Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors[c] up from the land of Egypt. Now take your positions, so I may confront you[d] before the Lord regarding all the Lord’s just actions toward you and your ancestors.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:5 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
  2. 1 Samuel 12:5 tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”
  3. 1 Samuel 12:6 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 7, 8).
  4. 1 Samuel 12:7 tn Heb “and I will enter into judgment with you” (NRSV similar); NAB “and I shall arraign you.”
  5. 1 Samuel 12:7 tn Heb “all the just actions which he has done with you and with your fathers.”