13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.


In Context

10 And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11 And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and ye dwelt in safety.

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 Jehovah your God was your king.

13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.

14 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 :

15 but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as it was against your fathers.

1 Samuel 12:13 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, [and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:13And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen — whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you.