They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
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They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
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And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
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And they said: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.'
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 1 Samuel 12:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 37:5-6 Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
- Daniel 6:4 Then the presidents and the local governors sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion or fault, because he was faithful. There wasn’t any error or fault found in him.
- 3 John 1:12 Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 12:4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded…
1Sa 12:4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
Ver. 4. Thou hast not defrauded us.] Happy is Samuel thus to be acquitted by himself in private, by others in public, in both by God. Quoad vixit, virtutum laude crevit, saith Cornelius Nepos concerning Cato. In maximis laboribus usque ad summam senectutem summa cum gloria vivit, saith Cicero of the same Cato. Invictus praeterea cupiditatibus animi et rigidae innocentiae, saith Pliny of him. How much better may all this be said of Samuel, and a great deal more?
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they said,.... One in the name of the…
And they said,.... One in the name of the rest, or they all cried out as one man:
thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us; had done them no wrong, neither privately nor publicly, by fraud or by force:
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neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand; as a gift, present, or bribe, to fit your his cause. Some would infer hence that be took nothing of them for his support and maintenance, and that he lived upon his own substance; but that is not likely or reasonable; it was but just that they should support him and his family suitably to his character as a judge, whose whole life was spent in their service.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 4. They said, Thou hast not defrauded] Of…
Verse 4. They said, Thou hast not defrauded] Of what minister or governor can any nation under heaven say such things?
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 from any man's hand ... in my hand
from any man's hand ... in my hand
These phrases mean what a person possesses or what they have done to obtain favor from others. This is a polite way of saying he has not stolen, nor has he given or taken bribes. (See: Euphemism)
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Yahweh
testimony
anoint
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