1 Samuel 12:4
What does 1 Samuel 12:4 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 12:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man’s hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man’s hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they say, `Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man's hand.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Context
v.3Here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
v.4This passage
v.5And he said unto them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 37:5
Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
- 3 John 1:12
Demetrius hath the witness of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, we also bear witness; and thou knowest that our witness is true.
- Daniel 6:4
Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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