3. Let me ask this. Have I ever taken anyone's ox or donkey or forced you to give me anything? Have I ever hurt anyone or taken a bribe to give an unfair decision? Answer me so the Lord and his chosen king can hear you. And if I have done any of these things, I will give it all back.
4. “No,” the Israelites answered. “You've never cheated us in any way!”
5. Samuel said, “The Lord and his chosen king are witnesses to what you have said.”“That's true,” they replied.
6. Then Samuel told them:The Lord brought your ancestors out of Egypt and chose Moses and Aaron to be your leaders.