BasicEnglish Bible Images - 1 Samuel Chapter 12

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:1 ; image nature: A single swan glides across a misty lake. Dawn paints the water in pastels.; 1 Samuel 12:1. And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have made a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:1. And Samuel said to all Israel, You see that I have given ear to everything you said to me, and have made a king over you.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:2 ; image nature: Desert ocotillo flames against blue sky. Wind sings through its scarlet blooms.; 1 Samuel 12:2. And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.

1 Samuel 12:2. And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:3 ; image nature: A red-tailed hawk circles above autumn woods. Leaves below form a mosaic of fire.; 1 Samuel 12:3. Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.

1 Samuel 12:3. Here I am: give witness against me before the Lord and before the man on whom he has put the holy oil: whose ox or ass have I taken? to whom have I been untrue? who has been crushed down by me? from whose hand have I taken a price for the blinding of my eyes? I will give it all back to you.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:4 ; image nature: A barn owl quarters silent fields. Moonlight turns meadow grass to silver.; 1 Samuel 12:4. And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.

1 Samuel 12:4. And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:5 ; image nature: Wind-carved hoodoos stand like sentinels in the painted desert. Their red-rock spires catch the last rays of sunset.; 1 Samuel 12:5. Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.

1 Samuel 12:5. Then he said, The Lord is witness against you, and the man on whom he has put the holy oil is witness this day that you have seen no wrong in me. And they said, He is witness.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:6 ; image nature: Summer storms approach across vast prairie skies.; 1 Samuel 12:6. And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness, who gave authority to Moses and Aaron, and who took your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

1 Samuel 12:6. And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness, who gave authority to Moses and Aaron, and who took your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:7 ; image nature: Ancient sequoias pierce through valley fog. Centuries of growth reach for filtered light.; 1 Samuel 12:7. Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.

1 Samuel 12:7. Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:8 ; image nature: Mountain streams sing ancient songs. Sunlight dances through clear pools.; 1 Samuel 12:8. When Jacob and his sons had come into Egypt, and were crushed by the Egyptians, the prayers of your fathers came up to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who took your fathers out of Egypt, and he put them into this place.

1 Samuel 12:8. When Jacob and his sons had come into Egypt, and were crushed by the Egyptians, the prayers of your fathers came up to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who took your fathers out of Egypt, and he put them into this place.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:9 ; image nature: Wild geese arrow through dawn sky. Their calls wake sleeping marshes.; 1 Samuel 12:9. But they were false to the Lord their God, and he gave them up into the hands of Sisera, captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab, who made war against them.

1 Samuel 12:9. But they were false to the Lord their God, and he gave them up into the hands of Sisera, captain of the army of Jabin, king of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab, who made war against them.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:10 ; image nature: Coastal fog rolls inland through gaps in seaside hills.; 1 Samuel 12:10. Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

1 Samuel 12:10. Then crying out to the Lord, they said, We have done evil, because we have been turned away from the Lord, worshipping the Baals and the Astartes: but now, make us safe from those who are against us and we will be your servants.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:11 ; image nature: Mountain lakes mirror perfect peaks. Wind ripples shatter reflections.; 1 Samuel 12:11. So the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and took you out of the power of those who were fighting against you on every side, and made you safe.

1 Samuel 12:11. So the Lord sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and took you out of the power of those who were fighting against you on every side, and made you safe.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:12 ; image nature: Desert ravens soar on thermal currents. Their wings wear shadows like cloaks.; 1 Samuel 12:12. And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

1 Samuel 12:12. And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:13 ; image nature: Northern lights dance across the frozen tundra in ribbons of green and purple. Snow falls silently on sleeping arctic foxes.; 1 Samuel 12:13. Here, then, is the king marked out by you: the Lord has put a king over you.

1 Samuel 12:13. Here, then, is the king marked out by you: the Lord has put a king over you.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:14 ; image nature: Morning fog reveals spider web galaxies. Dew drops catch rainbow light.; 1 Samuel 12:14. If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders of the Lord, but being true to the Lord your God, you and the king ruling over you, then all will be well:

1 Samuel 12:14. If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders of the Lord, but being true to the Lord your God, you and the king ruling over you, then all will be well:

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:15 ; image nature: Summer afternoon light filters through Spanish moss in a bayou.; 1 Samuel 12:15. But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and against your king for your destruction, as it was against your fathers.

1 Samuel 12:15. But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord, but go against his orders, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and against your king for your destruction, as it was against your fathers.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:16 ; image nature: Tidal pools reflect sunset colors at low tide.; 1 Samuel 12:16. Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

1 Samuel 12:16. Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:17 ; image nature: Ancient petroglyphs weather on red canyon walls. A circling hawk's shadow passes over the timeless art.; 1 Samuel 12:17. Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.

1 Samuel 12:17. Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:18 ; image nature: Wild geese arrow through dawn sky. Their calls wake sleeping marshes.; 1 Samuel 12:18. So Samuel made prayer to the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people were in fear of the Lord and of Samuel.

1 Samuel 12:18. So Samuel made prayer to the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people were in fear of the Lord and of Samuel.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:19 ; image nature: Rainbow prisms dance in a waterfall's spray. Moss glows emerald in filtered light.; 1 Samuel 12:19. And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

1 Samuel 12:19. And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:20 ; image nature: Arctic fox tracks cross windswept tundra. Northern lights pulse overhead in cosmic rhythm.; 1 Samuel 12:20. Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

1 Samuel 12:20. Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:21 ; image nature: Sandhill cranes dance in morning mist. Their calls echo across the marsh.; 1 Samuel 12:21. And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.

1 Samuel 12:21. And do not go from the right way turning to those false gods in which there is no profit and no salvation, for they are false.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:22 ; image nature: Wild blackberries ripen in secret hollows. Morning spider webs catch dew like diamonds.; 1 Samuel 12:22. For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.

1 Samuel 12:22. For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:23 ; image nature: Summer heat brings out the scent of sage in mountain meadows.; 1 Samuel 12:23. And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.

1 Samuel 12:23. And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:24 ; image nature: A mountain stream tumbles over smooth rocks between banks of mountain laurel.; 1 Samuel 12:24. Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.

1 Samuel 12:24. Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.

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BasicEnglish 1 Samuel 12:25 ; image nature: Sandhill cranes dance in morning mist. Their calls echo across the marsh.; 1 Samuel 12:25. But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king.

1 Samuel 12:25. But if you still do evil, destruction will overtake you and your king.

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