1 Samuel 12:5

“And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.”

"And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness." - 1 Samuel 12:5
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What does 1 Samuel 12:5 mean?

In 1 Samuel 12:5, the King James Version (KJV) states, "And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness." This verse comes from the Old Testament, specifically…

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The Witness of Integrity

In 1 Samuel 12:5, we encounter a profound declaration made by the prophet Samuel: "And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.” This verse, steeped in…

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A Prayer for Integrity and Divine Witness

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today, seeking Your presence and guidance. As we reflect upon the profound truth found in 1 Samuel 12:5, where it is declared, "And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed…

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1 Samuel 5:12 - "And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven."
2 Samuel 5:12
1 Samuel 12:3
1 Samuel 12:13
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1 Samuel 12:13
"And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven." - 1 Samuel 5:12
1 Samuel 4:12
1 Samuel 2:12
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 7:5 - "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 5: 3-4
1 Samuel 12:6 - "¶ And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt."
1 Samuel 15:5 - "And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley."
1 Samuel 13:12 Saul's disobedience
1 Samuel 13:12 No face of persons
1 Samuel 1:12 - "And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth."
1 Samuel 5:1 - "And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod."
1 Samuel 12:1 - "And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you."
1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 15:12 - "And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal."
1 Corinthians 12:5 - "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."
1 Samuel 7:12 - "Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us."
1 Samuel 12:11 - "And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe."
Matthew 5:1 a 12
1 Samuel 11:12 - "¶ And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death."
1 Samuel 2:12 - "¶ Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD."
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