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The scriptures below are from the WEB Bible.
1 Samuel 12:12-20
12) When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us; when Yahweh your God was your king.
13) Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and, behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.
14) If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, and both you and also the king who reigns over you be followers of Yahweh your God, [well]:
15) but if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then will the hand of Yahweh be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16) Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes.
17) Isn‘t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking you a king.
18) So Samuel called to Yahweh; and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
19) All the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
20) Samuel said to the people, "Don‘t be afraid; you have indeed done all this evil; yet don‘t turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart:
2 Samuel 5:17-21
17) When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
18) Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
19) David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? will you deliver them into my hand? Yahweh said to David, Go up; for I will certainly deliver the Philistines into your hand.
20) David came to Baal-perazim, and David struck them there; and he said, Yahweh has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim.
21) They left their images there; and David and his men took them away.
Hebrews 10:23
23) let us hold fast the confession of our hope unyieldingly. For he who promised is faithful.
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