1 Samuel 12 · Verse 24

1 Samuel 12:24

Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24, King James Version

1 Samuel 12:24 in other translations

BSBAbove all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
WEBOnly fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
ASVOnly fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.
YLTonly, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;
DARBYOnly, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.
BBEOnly go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.
WebsterOnly fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

What does 1 Samuel 12:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 12:17-25

17-25. 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Only 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 great things - Review the history of your fathers, review your own life; see what interpositions of power, mercy, goodness, and truth, God has displayed in your behalf! Has he not daily loaded you with his benefits?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 12:16-25

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…

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1 Samuel 12:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַ֣ךְ\׀'akhonlyH389
יְר֣אוּye.R.'ufearH3372
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.Temand you will serveH5647
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
בֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.Metin faithfulnessH571
בְּכָל\־be.kholwith allH3605
לְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.Khemheart yourH3824
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
רְא֔וּre.'UconsiderH7200
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-this:H834
הִגְדִּ֖לhig.Dilhe has done great thingsH1431
עִמָּכֶֽם\׃'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 12:24

  • Deuteronomy 10:21

    He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.

  • Proverbs 1:7

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Isaiah 5:12

    And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.

  • Hebrews 12:29

    For our God is a consuming fire.

  • Psalms 126:2-3

    Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

  • Ecclesiastes 12:13

    Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

  • Psalms 111:10

    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

  • Exodus 12:13

    And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

  • Psalms 119:80

    Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

  • Job 28:28

    And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

  • Romans 12:1

    I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

  • John 1:47

    Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
fear the Lord.
Job 28:28; Ps 111:10; Pr 1:7; Ex 12:13; Heb 12:29
in truth.
Ps 119:80; Joh 1:47
consider.
Ezr 9:13,14; Isa 5:12; Ro 12:1
how great things. or, what a great thing, etc.
De 10:21; Ps 126:2,3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 12:23

    Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:

  • 1 Samuel 12:24

    Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

  • 1 Samuel 12:25

    But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

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1 Samuel 12:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Solamente temed á Jehová, y servidle de verdad con todo vuestro corazón, porque considerad cuán grandes cosas ha hecho con vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Seulement, craignez l’ Éternel, et servez-le en vérité, de tout votre cœur; car voyez quelles grandes choses il a faites pour vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Nur fürchtet Jehova, und dienet ihm in Wahrheit mit eurem ganzen Herzen; denn sehet, welch große Dinge er an euch getan hat!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur timete Dominum, et servite ei in veritate, et ex toto corde vestro: vidistis enim magnifica quæ in vobis gesserit.