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1 Samuel 12:19-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 12:19-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
19 They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants,(A) so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.”(B)
20 Samuel replied, “Don’t be afraid. Even though you have committed all this evil, don’t turn away from following the Lord.(C) Instead, worship the Lord with all your heart. 21 Don’t turn away to follow worthless[a] things that can’t profit or deliver you; they are worthless.(D)
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1 Samuel 12:19-21
New International Version
1 Samuel 12:19-21
New International Version
19 The people all said to Samuel, “Pray(A) to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die,(B) for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”
20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;(C) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21 Do not turn away after useless(D) idols.(E) They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.
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