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 Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hand of the enemies all around you, and you were able to live securely. 12“When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king will rule over us’ – even though the Lord your God is your king! Now look! Here is the king you have chosen – the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king! 14If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. 15But if you don’t obey the Lord and rebel against what the Lord says, the hand of the Lord will be against both you and your king.

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 10:24Then Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one whom the Lord has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people!” All the people shouted out, “Long live the king!”
• 1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal, where they established Saul as king in the Lord’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the Lord’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.
• 1 Samuel 8:5They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have.”
• 1 Samuel 9:20Don’t be concerned about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father’s family?”
• Psalms 78:29They ate until they were stuffed; he gave them what they desired.
• Hosea 13:11I granted you a king in my anger, and I will take him away in my wrath!
• Acts 13:21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty 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