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


In Context

10 They cried out to the Lord and said, 'We have sinned; we have forsaken the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.'

11 Then the Lord sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, so that you lived securely.

12 "But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, 'No, we want 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 asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.

14 If you fear the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God-good!

15 But if you do not obey the Lord , and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

1st Samuel 12:13 in Other Translations

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 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.