Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation It's the dry season, isn't it? But I will pray, and the LORD will send thunder and rain. When this happens, you will realize that you committed a great sin against the LORD when you asked him for a king." New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know, and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you. 1 Samuel 12:16 Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight. , it was a `great thing which the Lord will do.' Thus were the Israelites warned of their sin in having asked a king, and of the omnipotence of that God, whose gracious promises they virtually neglected by this act. Proverbs 26:1 As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool. I will call 1 Samuel 7:9,10 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him. . . . Joshua 10:12 Then Joshua spoke to the Lord, in the day that he delivered the Amorrhite in the sight of the children of Israel, and he said before them: Move not, O sun, toward Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, toward the valley of Ajalon. Psalm 99:6 Moses and Aaron among his priests: and Samuel among them that call upon his name. They called upon the Lord, and he heard them: Jeremiah 15:1 And the Lord said to me: If Moses and Samuel shall stand before me, my soul is not towards this people: cast them out from my sight, and let them go forth. James 5:16-18 Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. . . . your wickedness 1 Samuel 8:7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them. Context Samuel's Farewell Address…16Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight. 17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know, and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.18And Samuel cried unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day.… Cross References James 5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much. 1 Samuel 7:5 And Samuel said: Gather all Israel to Masphath, that I may pray to the Lord for you. 1 Samuel 7:9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it whole for a holocaust to the Lord: and Samuel cried to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord heard him. 1 Samuel 7:10 And it came to pass, when Samuel was offering the holocaust, the Philistines began the battle against Israel: but the Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and terrified them, and they were overthrown before the face of Israel. 1 Samuel 8:6 And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord. 1 Samuel 8:7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them. 1 Samuel 12:13 Now, therefore, your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king. 1 Samuel 12:19 And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king. Proverbs 26:1 As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool. Jump to Previous Conscious Cry Cutting Desiring Evil Eyes Harvest Perceive Rain Realize Sight Sin Thunder Time Today To-Day Wheat Wheat-Harvest Wickedness YourselvesJump to Next Conscious Cry Cutting Desiring Evil Eyes Harvest Perceive Rain Realize Sight Sin Thunder Time Today To-Day Wheat Wheat-Harvest Wickedness YourselvesLinks 1 Samuel 12:17 NIV1 Samuel 12:17 NLT 1 Samuel 12:17 ESV 1 Samuel 12:17 NASB 1 Samuel 12:17 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 12:17 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 12:17 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 12:17 French Bible 1 Samuel 12:17 German Bible Alphabetical: a an and asked asking by call did done evil eyes for great harvest have He I in Is it king know LORD may not now of rain realize see send sight that the Then thing thunder to today upon what wheat when which wickedness will you your yourselves OT History: 1 Samuel 12:17 Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |