1 Samuel 12:4 - Printer Friendly

ESV: They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

NIV: You have not cheated or oppressed us,' they replied. 'You have not taken anything from anyone's hand.'

NASB: And they said, 'You have not exploited us or oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.'

CSB: "You haven't wronged us, you haven't mistreated us, and you haven't taken anything from anyone," they responded.

NLT: No,' they replied, 'you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.'

KJV: And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.

NKJV: And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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