1 Samuel 12:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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;”
1 Samuel 12:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.”
1 Samuel 12:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart: ”
1 Samuel 12:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel saith unto the people, `Fear not; ye have done all this evil; only, turn not aside from after Jehovah--and ye have served Jehovah with all your heart,”
1 Samuel 12:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, and serve Jehovah with all your heart; ”
1 Samuel 12:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Samuel said vnto the people, Feare not. (ye haue indeede done all this wickednesse, yet depart not from following the Lord, but serue the Lord with all your heart,”
1 Samuel 12:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
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.
22 For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 12:20 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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