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


In Context

10 And they cried to Jehovah and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths; and 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 round about, so that ye dwelt in safety.

12 But when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.

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

14 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.

15 But if ye will not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, and if ye rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath 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.