1 Samuel 12:4-6

Common English Bible

⁴ “You haven’t oppressed or mistreated us, and you’ve never taken anything from anyone,” the people answered.

⁵ Samuel replied, “The Lord and his anointed one are witnesses against you today that you haven’t found anything in my possession.”

“Agreed,” they said.

⁶ Then Samuel told the people: “The witness^[a] is indeed the Lord, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt.