New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 12:23
23Furthermore, as for me, 1far be it from me that I would sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but 2I will instruct you in the good and 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
21Indeed, you must not turn aside, for then you would go after useless things which cannot benefit or save, because they are useless. 22For the Lord will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself. Furthermore, as for me, far be it from me that I would sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way. 24Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. 25But if you still do evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
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
- Furthermoreגַּםgam · alsoH1571
- farחָלִ֫ילָהchâlîylâh châlilâh · forbidH2486
- be it from me that I would sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
- against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- by ceasingחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
- to prayפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- I will instructיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
- you in the goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 12:23
- Acts 12:5So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made to God intensely by the church.
- Romans 1:9For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,
- Colossians 1:9For this reason we also, since the day we heard about it, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10as we keep praying most earnestly night and day that we may see your faces, and may complete what is lacking in your faith?
- 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,
- Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- Proverbs 4:11I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths.
- Ecclesiastes 12:10The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.
- Acts 20:20how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was beneficial, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,
- Colossians 1:28We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ.
- 1 Kings 8:36then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.
- 2 Chronicles 6:27then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants and Your people Israel; indeed, teach them the good way in which they are to walk. And provide rain on Your land, which You have given to Your people as an inheritance.
- Jeremiah 6:16This is what the Lord says: “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it; Then you will find a resting place for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
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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- 1. 1 Samuel 12:23 Rom 1:9; 1 Cor 9:16; Col 1:9; 1 Thess 3:10; 2 Tim 1:3 ↩
- 2. 1 Samuel 12:23 1 Kin 8:36; Ps 34:11; Prov 4:11 ↩
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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