1 Samuel 12:13

1 Samuel 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.
• New International Version (NIV)Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the Lord has set a king over you.

Context of 1 Samuel 12:13

11So the Lord sent Gideon, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel to help you. The Lord saved you from all your enemies so that you could live safely. 12But then you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming to attack you. So you said to me, “Now we want a king to rule over us.” You forgot that the Lord your God is your king. Look! Here is the king that you chose. He is the man that you asked to have. The Lord has made him your king. 14You must respect the Lord with fear. You must obey what he commands you to do. You and the king who rules over you must serve only the Lord your God. If you do that, everything will go well for you. 15But the Lord will punish you and your king if you do not obey him. You must not turn against him again.

1 Samuel 12:13 word by word

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore behold the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• whom ye have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• whom ye have desiredשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• and, behold, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 12:13

• 1 Samuel 10:24Samuel said to all the people, ‘Look! Here is the man that the Lord has chosen. There is nobody like him among all the people.’ Then the people shouted, ‘May the king live for a long time!’
• 1 Samuel 11:15So everyone went to Gilgal. They went to the place where they worshipped the Lord. They all agreed that Saul would be their king. They offered peace offerings to the Lord. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.
• 1 Samuel 8:5They said to him, ‘You are old. Your sons do not live in the way that you have done. All the other nations have kings to lead them. So choose a king to rule over us, like they have.’
• 1 Samuel 9:20Someone has already found the donkeys that you lost three days ago. Do not think any more about them. The only thing that the Israelite people want now is you! They want you and all your father's family.’
• Psalms 78:29They ate as much as they could eat. Yes, God gave them what they had demanded!
• Hosea 13:11I was angry, but I agreed to give you a king. Now I am even more angry and I will take your king away!
• Acts 13:21Then the people of Israel asked Samuel to choose a king for them. So God gave Saul to them as their king. Saul was the son of Kish and he was from the tribe of Benjamin. He ruled Israel for 40 years.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12:13

• 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. 13Although the Israelites rejected God as their king, the Lord still granted their request (see study notes on 1 Samuel 8:7 and 8:8).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 12:13

• Israel

In the dictionaries

• Reason
• Samuel, Books of
• Choose; Chosen
• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of
• Set

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