1 Samuel 12:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 12:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.”
1 Samuel 12:18 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So Samuel called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.”
1 Samuel 12:18 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel calleth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth voices and rain, on that day, and all the people greatly fear Jehovah and Samuel;”
1 Samuel 12:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel called to Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.”
1 Samuel 12:18 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Samuel called vnto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and raine the same day: and all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly.”
1 Samuel 12:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
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.
20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;
What Does 1 Samuel 12:18 Mean?
1 Samuel 12:18 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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