22And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.


In Context

19 And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.

20 And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

21 And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.

22 And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.

23 And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way.

24 Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.

1 Samuel 12:22 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:22For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:22For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto himself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:22for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it has pleased the LORD to make you his people.