1 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have done everything you wanted me to do. I have put a king over you.
2 Now you have a king to lead you. I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader since I was young.
3 Here I am. If I have done anything wrong, you must testify against me. Do this before the Lord and his appointed king. Did I steal anyone’s ox or donkey? Did I hurt or cheat anyone? Did I ever secretly take money to pretend not to see something wrong? If I did any of these things, I will make it right.”
4 The Israelites answered, “You have not cheated us. You have not hurt us. You have not taken anything unfairly from anyone.”
5 Samuel said to them, “The Lord is a witness to what you have said. His appointed king is also a witness today. They are both witnesses that you did not find anything wrong in me.”“He is our witness,” they said.