1 Samuel 12:17
Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 12 connects to 9 cross-references. Samuel's farewell address calls Israel to witness that he has been honest and never defrauded them. He recounts God's saving acts from Moses and Aaron through the judges, then describes asking for a king as wickedness. He calls on God …
Other Translations
Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king.
is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'
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.
Cross References
Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of …
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried …
And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the Lord …
And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: …
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, …
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward …
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer …
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.