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A Leader's Integrity
Samuel challenges the people to find any fault in his long leadership, listing specific, common abuses of power like theft, fraud, and bribery. Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry note this as a powerful example of integrity. It shows that a leader's character and accountability before God and the people are paramount.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 12:3
18th Century
Theologian
His anointed: This refers to King Saul. Although the title "Messiah," meaning "anointed" (from the Greek Christos), had previously …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 12:3
19th Century
Bishop
Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed. —I speak in a solemn presence, "befor…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 12:3
19th Century
Preacher
It is so common a thing among Eastern judges and rulers to expect bribes, that you cannot, in those countries, take a single step in a court of law…
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 12:3
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, here I am
No longer the supreme governor, but a subject, and accountable for any misdemeanour charged upon m…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 12:1–5
17th Century
Minister
Samuel not only cleared his own character but set an example before Saul, while he showed the people their ingratitude to God and to himself. There…