1 Samuel 12 · Verse 13

1 Samuel 12:13

Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.
1 Samuel 12:13, King James Version

1 Samuel 12:13 in other translations

BSBNow here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
WEBNow therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, the LORD has set a king over you.
ASVNow therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.
YLTAnd, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen--whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.
DARBYAnd now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.
BBEHere, then, is the king marked out by you: the Lord has put a king over you.
WebsterNow therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

What does 1 Samuel 12:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 12:7-16

7-16. 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 12:6-15

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…

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1 Samuel 12:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand nowH6258
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.Temyou have chosenH977
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834
שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.Temyou asked forH7592
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand here!H2009
נָתַ֧ןna.Tanhe has setH5414
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemover youH5921
מֶֽלֶךְ\׃Me.lekha kingH4428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 12:13

  • Hosea 13:11

    I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

  • 1 Samuel 10:24

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

  • 1 Samuel 8:5

    And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

  • 1 Samuel 9:20

    And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?

  • 1 Samuel 11:15

    And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

  • Psalms 78:29-31

    So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

  • Acts 13:21

    And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
behold.
10:24; 11:15
whom ye.
8:5; 9:20
have desired.
Ps 78:29-31; Ho 13:11; Ac 13:21

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 12:12

    And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

  • 1 Samuel 12:13

    Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.

  • 1 Samuel 12:14

    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:

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1 Samuel 12:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ahora pues, ved aquí vuestro rey que habéis elegido, el cual pedisteis; ya veis que Jehová ha puesto sobre vosotros rey.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, voici le roi que vous avez choisi, que vous avez demandé; et voici, l’ Éternel a mis un roi sur vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nun siehe, da ist der König, den ihr erwählt, den ihr begehrt habt; und siehe, Jehova hat einen König über euch gesetzt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Nunc ergo præsto est rex vester, quem elegistis et petistis: ecce dedit vobis Dominus regem.