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Even now, ^(al)take your stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

^(am)Is it not the wheat harvest today? ^(an)I will call to the Lord , that He may send ^[g]thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that ^(ao)your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king."

So Samuel called to the Lord , and the Lord sent ^[h]thunder and rain that day; and ^(ap)all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

Then all the people said to Samuel, "^(aq)Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins ^(ar)this evil by asking for ourselves a king."