1 Samuel 12:13 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 12:13

11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, ^aJephthah, and ^bSamuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety.

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.

22 For ^athe Lord will not forsake ^bHis people, ^cfor His great name’s sake, because ^dit has pleased the Lord to make you His people.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 12:13

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American Standard Version
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.

Amplified® Bible
Now see the king whom you have chosen and for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

Contemporary English Version
You asked for a king, and you chose one. Now he stands here where all of you can see him. But it was really the LORD who made him your king.

Darby English Version
And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.

Good News Bible
"Now here is the king you chose; you asked for him, and now the LORD has given him to you.

King James Version
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

New American Standard Bible
"Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

New International Version
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the LORD has set a king over you.

New King James Version
“Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the LORD has set a king over you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Now therefore, here represents the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

Revised Standard Version
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

Young's Literal Translation
And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

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