1 Samuel 12:15

1 Samuel 12:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you and your king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)However, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

Context of 1 Samuel 12:15

13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you. 14If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers. 16Now, therefore, present yourselves and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. 17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”

1 Samuel 12:15 word by word

וְאִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֧ה יַד־יְהוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• But ifאִם'im · ifH518
• you disobeyלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• you disobeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• you disobeyקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and rebelמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• commandפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• then the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• as it was against your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 12:15

• Leviticus 26:14If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
• Deuteronomy 28:15If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
• Joshua 24:20If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
• Isaiah 1:20But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
• Romans 2:8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
• 1 Samuel 12:9But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12:15

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-15Verses 6-15 The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who follow God faithfully, he will enable to continue following him. Disobedience would certainly be the ruin of Israel. We mistake if we think that we can escape God's justice, by trying to shake off his dominion. If we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-15To show that Israel still had to keep its covenant (promises between God and his people) even under a monarchy, Samuel used language from the Sinai covenant. This reminded the people that the Lord was always their true king (for example, Exodus 19:5–6; Leviticus 26; Deuteronomy 30:11–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-167-16. Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you--The burden of this faithful and uncompromising address was to show them, that though they had obtained the change of government they had so importunely desired, their conduct was highly displeasing to their heavenly King; nevertheless, if they remained faithful to Him and to the principles of the theocracy, they might be delivered from many of the evils to which the new state of things would…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 12:15

• Fear of God

In the dictionaries

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• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings