And now, behold, the kingwalkethbefore you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I havewalkedbefore you from my childhooduntothis day.
Behold, here I am: witnessagainst me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whomhave I defrauded? whomhave I oppressed? or of whosehandhave I received any bribe to blindmineeyestherewith? and I willrestore it you.
And he saiduntothem, The LORD is witnessagainst you, and his anointed is witnessthis day, that ye have not foundought in my hand. And theyanswered, He is witness.
WhenJacob was comeintoEgypt, and yourfatherscriedunto the LORD, then the LORDsentMoses and Aaron, whichbroughtforthyourfathers out of Egypt, and madethemdwell in thisplace.
And whentheyforgat the LORDtheir God, he soldtheminto the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and theyfoughtagainstthem.
And theycriedunto the LORD, and said, We havesinned, because we haveforsaken the LORD, and haveservedBaalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we willservethee.
And when ye saw thatNahash the king of the children of Ammoncameagainst you, ye saidunto me, Nay; but a kingshallreignover us: when the LORDyour God was yourking.
If ye willfear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebelagainst the commandment of the LORD, thenshallboth ye and also the kingthatreignethover you continuefollowing the LORDyour God:
But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebelagainst the commandment of the LORD, thenshall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was againstyourfathers.
Is it not wheatharvest to day? I willcallunto the LORD, and he shallsendthunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see thatyourwickedness is great, which ye havedone in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
And all the peoplesaiduntoSamuel, Pray for thy servantsunto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we haveaddedunto all our sinsthisevil, to ask us a king.
And Samuelsaidunto the people, Fear not: ye havedone all thiswickedness: yet turn not asidefromfollowing the LORD, but serve the LORDwith all yourheart;