1 Samuel 12:3

3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you."

1 Samuel 12:3 In-Context

1 Samuel said to all Israel, "I have listened to you in all that you have said to me, and have set a king over you.
2 See, it is the king who leads you now; I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day.
3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you."
4 They said, "You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from the hand of anyone."
5 He said to them, "The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." And they said, "He is witness."

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Gk: Heb lacks [Testify against me]
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