1 Samuel 12:14 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 12:14

12 And when you saw that ^aNahash king of the Ammonites came against you, ^byou said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when ^cthe Lord your God was your king.

13 “Now therefore, ^ahere is the king ^bwhom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, ^cthe Lord has set a king over you.

14 If you ^afear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God.

15 However, if you do ^anot obey the voice of the Lord, but ^brebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 “Now therefore, ^astand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes:

17 Is today not the ^awheat harvest? ^bI will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and ^crain, that you may perceive and see that ^dyour wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves.”

18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and ^aall the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

19 And all the people said to Samuel, ^a“Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.”

20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; ^ayet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

21 And ^ado not turn aside; ^bfor then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 12:14

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American Standard Version
If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of Jehovah your God, `well':

Amplified® Bible
If you will revere {and} fear the Lord and serve Him and hearken to His voice and not rebel against His commandment, and if both you and your king will follow the Lord your God, it will be good!

Contemporary English Version
If you and your king want to be followers of the LORD, you must worship him and do what he says. Don't be stubborn!

Darby English Version
If ye fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and rebel not against the commandment of Jehovah, then both ye and the king also that reigns over you shall continue following Jehovah your God.

Good News Bible
All will go well with you if you honor the LORD your God, serve him, listen to him, and obey his commands, and if you and your king follow him.

King James Version
If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:

New American Standard Bible
"If you will fear the LORD and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the LORD, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

New International Version
If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God-good!

New King James Version
If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the LORD your God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If you will fear the LORD and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the LORD, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

Revised Standard Version
If you will fear the LORD and serve him and hearken to his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well;

Young's Literal Translation
`If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been -- both ye and the king who hath reigned over you -- after Jehovah your God.

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