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

He told them, "Today the LORD is testifying, along with his anointed, that you haven't found any bribes in my possession." They said, "He's a witness."

Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, kissed him, and said, "The LORD has anointed you Commander-in-Chief over his inheritance, has he not?

He told his men, "God forbid that I should do this thing to your majesty, the LORD's anointed, by stretching out my hand against him, since he's the LORD's anointed."

At this David asked him, "How is it that you weren't afraid to raise your hand to strike the LORD's anointed?"

They told him, "Caesar's." So he told them, "Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Every person must be subject to the governing authorities, for no authority exists except by God's permission. The existing authorities have been established by God,

Whose ox

Moses was very angry, so he told the LORD, "Please don't accept their offering. I haven't taken even one donkey from them nor have I hurt even one of them."

I never desired anyone's silver, gold, or clothes.

Now I'm ready to visit you for a third time, and I will not bother you for help. I do not want your things, but rather you yourselves. Children should not have to support their parents, but parents their children.

As you know, we did not come with flattering words or with a scheme to make money. God is our witness!

Be shepherds of God's flock that is among you, watching over it, not because you must but because you want to, and not greedily but eagerly, as God desires.

Or, that i should hide mine eyes at him

You are not to take a bribe because a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and distorts the words of the righteous.

You must not twist justice, show favoritism, or take bribes, because a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the speech of the righteous.

General references

So if you had sold property to a neighbor or had acquired land from your neighbor, you are not to cheat one another.

The wicked man takes a bribe in secret in order to pervert the course of justice.

I never desired anyone's silver, gold, or clothes.

For our appeal to you does not spring from deceit, impure motives, or trickery.