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1 Samuel 12:23
23As for me, I will not stop praying for you. That would be a sin against the Lord. I will teach you how to live in the right way.
1 Samuel 12:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
- New International Version (NIV)As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and the right way.
Context of 1 Samuel 12:23
21Do not worship idols. They are useless things. They cannot help you. They will never save you. 22The Lord was pleased to choose you to be his own people. He will show that he is faithful and he will not leave you alone. As for me, I will not stop praying for you. That would be a sin against the Lord. I will teach you how to live in the right way. 24But you must respect and obey the Lord. You must serve him faithfully with all your strength. Remember the great things that he has done for you. 25If you continue to do evil things, that will be the end of you and your king.’
Read all of 1 Samuel 121 Samuel 12:23 word by word
גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ מֵחֲטֹ֣א לַֽיהוָ֔ה מֵחֲדֹ֖ל לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְכֶ֑ם וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover as for meאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
- God forbidחָלִ֫ילָהchâlîylâh châlilâh · forbidH2486
- that I should sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- in ceasingחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
- to prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- for you: but I will teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
- you the goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and the rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 12:23
- Acts 12:5So Herod kept Peter in prison. But during that time, the group of believers prayed that God would help Peter.
- Romans 1:9God is the one that I serve with all my spirit. I tell people the message about his Son, which is good news. God himself knows that I pray for you all the time.
- Colossians 1:9Because of all that, we have not stopped praying for you, ever since the day that we heard about you. We ask God that his Spirit will make you truly wise. He will help you to know clearly what he wants you to do. You will understand his true message.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10We pray very much for you, during the day and during the night. We ask God to give us the chance to visit you again. We want to help you to understand the things that you still need to know. Then you will be able to trust Christ even more.
- 2 Timothy 1:3Like my ancestors, I serve God in a good way, that I know is right. When I pray to God, at night and during the day, I always remember to pray for you. And I thank God for you.
- Psalms 34:11Children, come and listen to me! I will teach you how to respect the Lord.
- Proverbs 4:11I am teaching you to be wise, so that you will know the right way to live.
- Ecclesiastes 12:10The Teacher tried to find the right words, so that he could show the true meaning of what he wrote.
- Acts 20:20But I have not been afraid to teach God's message. I have taught you everything that would help you. I have done this outside for everyone to hear. I have also taught you in your own homes.
- Colossians 1:28That is why we tell everyone the message about Christ. God helps us to be very wise as we warn people and we teach them. We want every person who belongs to Christ to become complete, as God sees them.
- 1 Kings 8:36If they do that, please hear them from heaven! Please forgive the sins of your servants, your people, the Israelites. Teach them to live in the right way. And please send rain onto this land that you gave to your people to belong to them for ever.
- 2 Chronicles 6:27If they do that, please hear them from heaven! Please forgive the sins of your servants, your people, the Israelites. Teach them to live in the right way. And please send rain onto this land that you gave to your people, to belong to them for ever.
- Jeremiah 6:16The Lord said to his people, ‘Stand at the place where the roads cross, and look carefully. Ask where the ways of your ancestors are. Find the good way, and go along that way. Then you will live in peace.’ But the people said, ‘No, we will not go that way. ’
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23God forbid that I should sin - They had earnestly begged him, 1 Samuel 12:19, to pray to God for them, that they might not die; and he tells them that he should consider himself a sinner, should he cease to be their intercessor. But I will teach you the good and the right way - I will show you, as long as I am with you, what true religion is; it is the way to happiness and heaven. It is right - there is no crookedness in it; it is good - there is no evil…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-25Verses 16-25 At Samuel's word, God sent thunder and rain, at a season of the year when, in that country, the like was not seen. This was to convince them they had done wickedly in asking a king; not only by its coming at an unusual time, in wheat harvest, and on a clear day, but by the prophet's giving notice of it before. He showed their folly in desiring a king to save them, rather than God, or Samuel; promising themselves more from an arm of flesh…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23I will continue to teach you: Samuel was both a mediator and a teacher. Although this speech ended Samuel's political leadership, he continued his spiritual work for a while (for example, 1 Samuel 19:24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2517-25. Is it not wheat harvest to-day?--That season in Palestine occurs at the end of June or beginning of July, when it seldom or never rains, and the sky is serene and cloudless. There could not, therefore, have been a stronger or more appropriate proof of a divine mission than the phenomenon of rain and thunder happening, without any prognostics of its approach, upon the prediction of a person professing himself to be a prophet of the Lord, and giving…Read the comment
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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
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