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Then Samuel said to all Israel, "Behold, ^(C1)I have listened to your voice for all that you said to me, and I ^(C2)have appointed a king over you.

"Now, ^(C1)here is the king walking before you, but as for me, ^(C2)I am old and gray, and ^(C3)my sons are here with you. And ^(C4)I have walked before you since my youth to this day.

"Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and ^(C1)His anointed. ^(C2)Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed, or ^(C3)from whose hand have I taken a bribe to close my eyes with it? I will return it to you."

And they said, "You have not exploited us or oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone's hand."

So he said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day that ^(C1)you have found nothing ^(C2)in my hand." And they said, "He is witness."