1 Samuel 12:24

1 Samuel 12:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
• New International Version (NIV)But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Context of 1 Samuel 12:24

22For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself. 23Furthermore, as for me, far be it from me that I would sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way. Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. 25But if you still do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”

1 Samuel 12:24 word by word

אַ֣ךְ׀ יְר֣אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֛וֹ בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י רְא֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִגְדִּ֖ל עִמָּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• Him in truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• with allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• for considerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
• whatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 12:24

• Job 28:28And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
• Exodus 12:13The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will come upon you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
• Hebrews 12:29for our God is a consuming fire.
• Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
• Ezra 9:13And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have spared us by inflicting less than our wrongdoing deserves, and have given us such an escaped remnant as this,
• Isaiah 5:12Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord, Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
• Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
• Deuteronomy 10:21He is your glory and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.
• Psalms 126:2Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Only fear the Lord - Know, respect, and reverence him. Serve him - Consider him your Lord and Master; consider yourselves his servants. In truth - Be ever honest, ever sincere; with all your heart - have every affection engaged in the work of obedience; act not merely from a principle of duty, but also from a pious, affectionate sense of obligation. Act towards your God as an affectionate child should act towards a tender and loving parent. Consider how…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 At Samuel's word, God sent thunder and rain, at a season of the year when, in that country, the like was not seen. This was to convince them they had done wickedly in asking a king; not only by its coming at an unusual time, in wheat harvest, and on a clear day, but by the prophet's giving notice of it before. He showed their folly in desiring a king to save them, rather than God, or Samuel; promising themselves more from an arm of flesh…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-25In 1 Samuel 12:1–5, Samuel examined himself and was found innocent. In 1 Samuel 12:6–25, he examined the nation and found it guilty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2517-25. Is it not wheat harvest to-day?--That season in Palestine occurs at the end of June or beginning of July, when it seldom or never rains, and the sky is serene and cloudless. There could not, therefore, have been a stronger or more appropriate proof of a divine mission than the phenomenon of rain and thunder happening, without any prognostics of its approach, upon the prediction of a person professing himself to be a prophet of the Lord, and giving…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 12:24

• Fear of God
• Obedience
• Obligation
• Truth

In the dictionaries

• Reason
• Samuel, Books of
• Fear
• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings