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King James Bible - 1 Samuel 12:15

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:15

Mas si no oyereis la voz del SEÑOR, y si fuereis rebeldes a las palabras del SEÑOR, la mano del SEÑOR será contra vosotros como contra vuestros padres.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 15. But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord , etc.] They and their king, by sinning, disregarding his precepts, both affirmative and negative: then shall the hand of the Lord be against you ; by sending some judgments upon them, as famine, sword, or pestilence, particularly captivity and subjection to their enemies: as it was against your fathers ; who had no king; and it is suggested that their case, who had one, would be no better than theirs; their king would not be able to save them from the hand of God: the words in the original are, “and against your fathers” f233 ; which is interpreted in the Talmud of their fathers dead, and in their graves, and of their enemies digging them up, and taking them out in contempt; but much better, by Kimchi, of their kings, who are, or should be, fathers of their subjects, as Augustus Caesar was called the father of his; and so the Septuagint version renders it, “and upon their king”; signifying that both they and their king should feel the weight of the hand of the Lord, if they rebelled against him.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 6-15 - The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort an direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gai their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who follow God faithfully, he will enable to continu following him. Disobedience would certainly be the ruin of Israel. We mistake if we think that we can escape God's justice, by trying to shake off his dominion. If we resolve that God shall not rule us, ye he will judge us.

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Original Hebrew

ואם 518 לא 3808 תשׁמעו 8085 בקול 6963 יהוה 3068 ומריתם 4784 את 854 פי 6310 יהוה 3068 והיתה 1961 יד 3027 יהוה 3068 בכם  ובאבתיכם׃ 1