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1 Samuel 12:13

11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

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.

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

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:

15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.

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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
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

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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?

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  • 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.

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  • Psalms 78:29–31

    So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

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  • 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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