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* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-sam/12.14?lang=eng#13 1 Sam 12:14]: If-then.''' What is this verse saying?  If the people are obedient, then they will continue to be obedient? Is this a blessing? A prophecy? See [http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3193#comment-203583 Jim F.'s post] at the ''Times & Seasons'' blog for translation issues for this verse.
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===Verse 12:14===
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* ''If-then.'' What is this verse saying?  If the people are obedient, then they will continue to be obedient? Is this a blessing? a prophecy?
  
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-sam/12.14?lang=eng#13 1 Sam 12:14]: And also the king.''' Does "ye" include the king?  If so, why is the king separately specified in the ''then'' part of this if-then clause?  If not, how can we understand the obedience of the people determining the continued obedience of the king?
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* ''And also the king.'' Does "ye" include the king?  If so, why is the king separately specified in the ''then'' part of this if-then clause?  If not, how can we understand the obedience of the people determining the continued obedience of the king?
  
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-sam/12.15?lang=eng#14 1 Sam 12:15]: The hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.''' See  [[Judg 2:15]]. The expression "hand of the Lord" being against has also been used in [[Deut 2:15]]; [[1 Sam 7:1]]; [[1 Sam 12:15|12:15]].   
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===Verse 12:15===
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* ''The hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.'' See  [[Judg 2:15]]. The expression "hand of the Lord" being against has also been used in [[Deut 2:15]]; [[1 Sam 7:1]]; [[1 Sam 12:15|12:15]].   
  
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-sam/13.13-14?lang=eng#12 1 Sam 13:13-14].''' If we fail to act our duty in accordance with the commandments of the Lord, the Lord will find another who ''is'' willing to act their duty in accordance with the commandments of the Lord so that the Lord's purposes, not ours, will go forth.
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===Verses 13:13-14===
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* If we fail to act our duty in accordance with the commandments of the Lord, the Lord will find another who ''is'' willing to act their duty in accordance with the commandments of the Lord so that the Lord's purposes, not ours, will go forth.
  
* '''[https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-sam/15.3?lang=eng#2 1 Sam 15:3].''' Why does the Lord command Saul to kill all the Amalekite even making specific note to kill the infant and suckling?
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===Verse 15:3===
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* Why does the Lord command Saul to kill all the Amalekite even making specific note to kill the infant and suckling?
  
 
== Unanswered questions ==
 
== Unanswered questions ==
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===Verse 12:14===
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* ''If-then translation issues.''  See [http://www.timesandseasons.org/?p=3193#comment-203583 Jim F.'s post] at the ''Times & Seasons'' blog for translation issues for this verse.
  
 
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