And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
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Interpretation
At Samuel's word, God sent thunder and rain, at a season of the year when, in that country, the like was not seen. This was to convince them they had done wickedly in asking a king; not only by its coming at an unusual time, in wheat harvest, and on a clear day, but by the prophet's giving notice of it before.