1 Samuel 12:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.”
1 Samuel 12:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in Yahweh’s sight, in asking for a king.””
1 Samuel 12:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king. ”
1 Samuel 12:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'”
1 Samuel 12:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, and he will send thunder and rain; and ye shall perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking for yourselves a king. ”
1 Samuel 12:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Is it not nowe wheat haruest? I wil call vnto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and raine, that yee may perceiue and see, howe that your wickednesse is great, which ye haue done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a King.”
1 Samuel 12:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
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.
16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.
17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.
18 So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.
19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:17 Mean?
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