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Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king.[a] Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me,[b] and I will return it to you!”

They replied, “You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.” He said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and his chosen king[c] is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.”[d] They said, “He is witness!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:3 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
  2. 1 Samuel 12:3 tn The words “tell me” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:5 tn Heb “anointed [one].”
  4. 1 Samuel 12:5 tn Heb “that you have not found anything in my hand.”