1 Samuel 12:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 12:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.””
1 Samuel 12:19 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. ”
1 Samuel 12:19 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and all the people say unto Samuel, `Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'”
1 Samuel 12:19 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thyGod for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king. ”
1 Samuel 12:19 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And all the people said vnto Samuel, Pray for thy seruaunts vnto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we haue sinned in asking vs a King, beside all our other sinnes.”
1 Samuel 12:19 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:19 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
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;
21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:19 Mean?
1 Samuel 12:19 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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