1 Samuel 12:14
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.
13 Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
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.
16 Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of the LORD your God.
- ASV
- If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken unto his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of Jehovah your God, [well]:
- DARBY
- If ye fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and rebel not against the commandment of Jehovah, then both ye and the king also that reigns over you shall continue following Jehovah your God.
- BLB
- If you⁺ fear YHWH, and serve Him, and listen to His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of YHWH, then you⁺ will be [well]—both you⁺ and the king who reigns over you⁺ after YHWH your⁺ God!
- ÅB
- Dersom dere nå frykter Herren og tjener ham og lyder ham og ikke er gjenstridige mot Herrens ord, men følger Herren deres Gud, både dere og kongen som råder over dere [så skal Herren være med dere].
- OTB
- Hvis dere frykter Herren og tjener Ham, og lyder Hans røst og ikke gjør opprør mot Herrens bud, og hvis både dere og kongen som hersker over dere følger Herren deres Gud, vil det gå dere vel.
- B1930
- Dersom I nu frykter Herren og tjener ham og lyder ham og ikke er gjenstridige mot Herrens ord, men følger Herren eders Gud, både I og kongen som råder over eder [så skal Herren være med eder].
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Joshua 24:14
Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 28:1–14
“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Read in contextJoshua 24:20
If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”
Read in contextPsalms 81:12–15
So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:1–13
Then the LORD said to Moses,
Read in contextRomans 2:7
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
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