1 Samuel 12:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.”
1 Samuel 12:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.”
1 Samuel 12:13 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you. ”
1 Samuel 12:13 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen--whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.”
1 Samuel 12:13 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you. ”
1 Samuel 12:13 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe therefore beholde the King whome yee haue chosen, and whome yee haue desired: loe therefore, the Lord hath set a King ouer you.”
1 Samuel 12:13 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:13 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.
13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.
14 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:
15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:13 Mean?
1 Samuel 12:13 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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