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1 Samuel 12:1

Samuel
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.

2 Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
KJV
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
WEB
Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
ASV
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
DARBY
And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you.
BLB
And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your⁺ voice in all that you⁺ said to me, and I have made reign over you⁺ a king.
ÅB
Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: Nå har jeg lydt dere i alt hva dere har sagt til meg, og satt en konge over dere.
OTB
Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: «Se, jeg har lyttet til deres røst i alt dere sa til meg, og har utnevnt en konge over dere.
B1930
Da sa Samuel til hele Israel: Nu har jeg lydt eder i alt hvad I har sagt til mig, og satt en konge over eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 10:24

    Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

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  • 1 Samuel 11:14–15

    Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

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  • 1 Samuel 10:1

    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

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  • 1 Samuel 8:19–22

    Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

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  • 1 Samuel 8:5–8

    “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

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