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1 Samuel 12:13

11 So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

12 But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.

14 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.

15 But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.

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BSB
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
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.
WEB
Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, the LORD has set a king over you.
ASV
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.
DARBY
And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.
BLB
And now here is the king whom you⁺ have chosen [and] whom you⁺ have desired. And behold, YHWH has set over you⁺ a king.
ÅB
Her er nå kongen som dere har valgt - som dere har bedt om; Herren har satt en konge over dere.
OTB
Se nå kongen som dere har valgt, som dere har bedt om; og se, Herren har satt en konge over dere.
B1930
Her er nu kongen som I har valgt - som I har bedt om; Herren har satt en konge over eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hosea 13:11

    So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.

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  • 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 8:5

    “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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  • 1 Samuel 9:20

    As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”

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  • 1 Samuel 11:15

    So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.

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  • Psalms 78:29–31

    So they ate and were well filled, for He gave them what they craved.

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  • Acts 13:21

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them forty years under Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.

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