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

11Then Adonai sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, so that you might live securely. 12But when you saw Nahash king of the Ammonites marching against you, you said to me, ‘No! But a king must reign over us!’—even though Adonai your God is your king. “Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for, and behold, Adonai has set him as king over you. 14If you fear Adonai and worship Him, and listen to His voice and do not rebel against the command of Adonai, then both you as well as the king who reigns over you will be following Adonai your God. 15But if you do not listen to the voice of Adonai and rebel against the command of Adonai, then the hand of Adonai will be against you and against your fathers.

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 announced to all the people, “Do you see the one Adonai has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people!” Then all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
• 1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before Adonai in Gilgal. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before Adonai, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 1 Samuel 8:5and said to him, “Behold, you have grown old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us—like all the nations.”
• 1 Samuel 9:20As for the donkeys that you lost three days ago, don’t set your heart on them, for they have been found. Now, for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s household?”
• Psalms 78:29So they ate and were very full— for He gave them their desire.
• Hosea 13:11I give you a king in My anger, and take him away in My wrath.
• Acts 13:21Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, for 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