1 Samuel 12 · Verse 23

1 Samuel 12:23

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:
1 Samuel 12:23, King James Version

1 Samuel 12:23 in other translations

BSBAs for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
WEBMoreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
ASVMoreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
YLT‘I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;
DARBYMoreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you; and I will teach you the good and right way.
BBEAnd as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.
WebsterMoreover 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:

What does 1 Samuel 12:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 12:17-25

17-25. 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 God forbid that I should sin - They had earnestly begged him, 1Sam 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 in it.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 12:16-25

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…

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1 Samuel 12:23 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.

גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
אָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiIH595
חָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahfar be itH2486
לִּי֙lito <the> me
מֵחֲטֹ֣אme.cha.To'from sinningH2398
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
מֵחֲדֹ֖לme.cha.Dolfrom ceasingH2308
לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.Lelto prayH6419
בַּעַדְכֶ֑םba.'ad.Khemfor youH1157
וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.Tiand I will teachH3384
אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekh<in> [the] way ofH1870
הַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.Vahthe goodH2896
וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה\׃ve.hay.sha.Rahand the uprightH3477

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 12:23

  • Colossians 1:9

    For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

  • Romans 1:9

    For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

  • 2 Timothy 1:3

    I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:10

    Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

  • 1 Kings 8:36

    Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

  • Acts 12:5

    Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

  • Psalms 34:11

    Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 6:16

    Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:27

    Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.

  • Colossians 1:28

    Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

  • Acts 20:20

    And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

  • Ecclesiastes 12:10

    The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God forbid.
Ac 12:5; Ro 1:9; Col 1:9; 1Th 3:10; 2Ti 1:3
in ceasing. Heb. from ceasing. I will teach.
Ps 34:11; Pr 4:11; Ec 12:10; Ac 20:20; Col 1:28
the good.
1Ki 8:36; 2Ch 6:27; Jer 6:16

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 12:22

    For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

  • 1 Samuel 12:23

    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:

  • 1 Samuel 12:24

    Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.

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1 Samuel 12:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así que, lejos sea de mí que peque yo contra Jehová cesando de rogar por vosotros; antes yo os enseñaré por el camino bueno y derecho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quant à moi aussi, loin de moi que je pèche contre l’ Éternel, que je cesse de prier pour vous; mais je vous enseignerai le bon et le droit chemin.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auch ich fern sei es von mir, daß ich gegen Jehova sündigen, daß ich ablassen sollte, für euch zu bitten; sondern ich werde euch den guten und richtigen Weg lehren.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Absit autem a me hoc peccatum in Dominum, ut cessem orare pro vobis, et docebo vos viam bonam et rectam.