1 Samuel 12:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, 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 received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

His anointed

Whose ox

1 Peter 5:2

Or, that i should hide mine eyes at him

Exodus 23:8

Deuteronomy 16:19

General references

Bible References

His anointed

And he said to them, LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand. And they said, He is witness.

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that LORD has anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

And he said to his men, LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, LORD's anointed, to put forth my hand against him, since he is LORD's anointed.

And David said to him, Why were thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy LORD's anointed?

They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Therefore, render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.

Let every soul be subject to offices of authority that rank higher, for there is no office of authority if not by God, and the offices of authority that are by God, are those that have been instituted.

Whose ox

And Moses was very angry, and said to LORD, Do not respect thou their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them.

I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

For we came neither in word of flattery (at any time as ye know) nor a pretense of greed (God is witness)

Tend ye the flock of God among you, watching over, not by obligation, but willingly, nor greedily, but readily,

Or, that i should hide mine eyes at him

And thou shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

General references

And if thou sell anything to thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor's hand, ye shall not wrong each other.

A wicked man receives a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

For our exhortation is not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in deception,