1 Samuel 12:14

1 Samuel 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God:
• New International Version (NIV)If you fear the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good!
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you will fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God.

Context of 1 Samuel 12:14

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. 13Look! Here is the king that you chose. He is the man that you asked to have. The Lord has made him your king. You 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. 16Now stand where you are and watch! The Lord will do a great thing and you will see it.

1 Samuel 12:14 word by word

אִם־תִּֽירְא֣וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם בְּקֹל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א תַמְר֖וּ אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וִהְיִתֶ֣ם גַּם־אַתֶּ֗ם וְגַם־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלַ֣ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אַחַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If ye will fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• him, and obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and not rebelמָרָהmârâh · to rebelH4784
• against the commandmentפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
• then shall both ye and also the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that reignethמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• over you continue followingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 12:14

• Leviticus 20:1The Lord said to Moses,
• Deuteronomy 28:1Today I am giving you the commands of the Lord your God. You must be careful to obey all of them completely. If you do that, he will make you greater than any other nation of people in the world.
• Joshua 24:14Joshua said to the people, ‘Now you must serve the Lord with fear. You must worship him. You must continue to trust him. Throw away the gods that your ancestors worshipped when they lived beyond the Euphrates river and in Egypt. Worship the Lord.
• Psalms 81:12So I let them follow their own proud ideas. They could do whatever they wanted to do.
• Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous people that they are in a good place. They will enjoy the results of the good things that they have done.
• Romans 2:7Some people continue patiently to do good things. They want to do what is right so that God will praise them. They want to live the kind of life which death will not spoil. God will cause people like that to live with him always.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14If ye will fear the Lord, etc. - On condition that ye rebel no more, God will take you and your king under his merciful protection, and he and his kingdom shall be confirmed and continued.Read the comment
• 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. 14Worship means nothing if it does not lead to obedience.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 12:14

• Fear of God

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• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Reason
• Samuel, Books of
• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of
• rebel, rebellion, rebellious, rebelliousness

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