1 Samuel 12:24

Green's Literal Translation

Only fear Jehovah and serve Him in truth with all your heart, for see that He has done great things for you.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Above all, fear the Lord and worship him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things he has done for you.

Hebrew Names Version
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he has done for you.

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

Lexham English Bible
Only fear Yahweh and serve him faithfully with all of your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.

English Standard Version
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.

New Century Version
You must honor the Lord and truly serve him with all your heart. Remember the wonderful things he did for you!

New English Translation
However, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Just look at the great things he has done for you!

Amplified Bible
"Only fear the LORD [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

New American Standard Bible
"Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore feare you the Lorde, and serue him in the trueth with all your hearts, and consider howe great things he hath done for you.

Legacy Standard Bible
Only fear Yahweh and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for see what great things He has done for you.

Contemporary English Version
You also must obey the Lord —you must worship him with all your heart and remember the great things he has done for you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Only fear Adonai , and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for think what great things he has done for you!

Darby Translation
Only, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.

Easy-to-Read Version
But you must honor the Lord . You must serve him sincerely with all your heart. Remember the wonderful things he has done for you.

George Lamsa Translation
Only revere the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart and with all your soul; for consider what great things he has done for you.

Good News Translation
Obey the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Remember the great things he has done for you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Feare ye the LORDE therfore, and serue him faithfully with all yor hert: for ye haue sene, how greate thinges he doth vnto you.

American Standard Version
Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Bible in Basic English
Only 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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore feare you the Lorde, & serue him in the trueth, and with all your heartes: & consider howe great thinges he hath done for you.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things He hath done for you.

King James Version (1611)
Onely feare the Lord, and serue him in trueth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.

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

Berean Standard Bible
Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor drede ye the Lord, and `serue ye hym in treuthe, and of al youre herte; for ye sien tho grete thingis, whiche he `dide in you;

Young's Literal Translation
only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;

Update Bible Version
Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.

World English Bible
Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he has done for you.

New King James Version
Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

New Living Translation
But be sure to fear the Lord and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.

New Life Bible
Only fear the Lord and be faithful to worship Him with all your heart. Think of the great things He has done for you.

New Revised Standard
Only fear the Lord , and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Only, revere Yahweh, and serve him in truth, with all your heart, - for see, what great things he hath done with you.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth, and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.

Revised Standard Version
Only fear the LORD, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Only fear the LORD and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Contextual Overview

¹⁶ Also, now present yourselves and see this great thing that Jehovah will do before your eyes. ¹⁷ Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to Jehovah and He will give sounds and rain. And know and see that your evil is great, that which you have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask a king for yourselves. ¹⁸ And Samuel called to Jehovah. And Jehovah gave sounds and rain in that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel. ¹⁹ And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah your God for your servants, that we may not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins to ask a king for ourselves. ²⁰ And Samuel said to the people, Do not fear. You have done all this evil, only do not turn aside from following Jehovah, and serve Jehovah with all your heart. ²¹ And do not turn aside to go after worthless things which do not profit and do not deliver, for they are worthless. ²² For Jehovah will not abandon His people, for the sake of His great name. For Jehovah undertakes to make you a people for Himself. ²³ Also I, far be it from me from sinning against Jehovah, from ceasing to pray for you. But I will instruct you in the good and the right way. ²⁴ Only fear Jehovah and serve Him in truth with all your heart, for see that He has done great things for you. ²⁵ But if you still do evilly, both you and your king will be swept away.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

fear the Lord: Job 28:28, Psalms 111:10, Proverbs 1:7, Exodus 12:13, Hebrews 12:29

in truth: Psalms 119:80, John 1:47

consider: Ezra 9:13, Ezra 9:14, Isaiah 5:12, Romans 12:1

how great things: or, what a great thing, etc. Deuteronomy 10:21, Psalms 126:2, Psalms 126:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 22:12 - now Exodus 23:25 - And ye Leviticus 25:17 - fear Deuteronomy 4:10 - fear me Deuteronomy 8:6 - walk Joshua 22:5 - serve Joshua 24:14 - fear 2 Samuel 9:7 - Fear not 1 Kings 8:40 - fear thee 2 Kings 17:39 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 6:31 - fear thee Psalms 19:9 - The fear Proverbs 4:11 - taught Joel 2:21 - for Mark 4:41 - feared John 4:23 - in truth Hebrews 12:3 - consider

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart,.... Fear him not with a servile fear, which is before dehorted from, but with a filial fear, a reverential affection for God; and includes the whole of religious worship, internal and external; explained further by serving him according to the truth of his word, and in a cordial, sincere, and affectionate manner; and if this was wanting in them, he suggests that his prayers and instructions would be of little avail, and not to be depended on:

for consider how great things he hath done for you; in bringing them out of Egypt: settling them in the land of Canaan; giving them his laws, statutes, commands, and ordinances; sending prophets unto them, and raising up judges for them, and bestowing all good things on them, in nature, providence, and grace; though some restrain this to the great thing he had done that day, to convince them of their sin, and by which they were returned to the Lord, namely, the violent storm of thunder; which wonderful instance of the power of God, and token of his displeasure against them, they were to lay up in their minds, and not forget, that it might be a means of preserving them from sin for the future.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 12:24. 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?