1 Samuel 12:13
◄  1 Samuel 12:13  ►
New International Version (©2011)
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the LORD has set a king over you.

New Living Translation (©2007)
All right, here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him, and the LORD has granted your request.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
"Now here is the king you've chosen, the one you requested. Look, this is the king the LORD has placed over you.

International Standard Version (©2012)
"Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one whom you asked for. See, the Lord has appointed a king over you.

NET Bible (©2006)
Now look! Here is the king you have chosen--the one that you asked for! Look, the LORD has given you a king!

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
"Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has put a king over you.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

American King James Version
Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

12:6-15 The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righteous acts of the Lord. Those who follow God faithfully, he will enable to continue following him. Disobedience would certainly be the ruin of Israel. We mistake if we think that we can escape God's justice, by trying to shake off his dominion. If we resolve that God shall not rule us, yet he will judge us.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 13. - Behold the king whom ye have chosen!... behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you. We have here the two sides of the transaction. The people had desired a king, chosen and appointed by themselves, to represent the nation in temporal matters; Jehovah gave them a king to represent himself, with authority coming from God, and limited by God. Most, too, of the kings of Judah were as truly representatives of Jehovah as any of the judges had been, and David even more so. Desired is rather "demanded," "required." They had done much more than desire a king.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired,.... For though God chose their king for them, it was at their request; they chose to have a king, and desired one, and they approved of and consented to, and confirmed the choice he had made, and so it was in effect their own:

and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you; he gratified them in their desires; though he did not suffer them to make themselves a king, he suffered them to have one, and he gave them one; this power he reserved to himself of setting up and pulling down kings at his pleasure.

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Samuel's Farewell Address
…12And when you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. 13Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you. 14If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both you and also the king that reigns over you continue following the LORD your God: …

1 Samuel 8:5 They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have."
1 Samuel 9:20 As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?"
1 Samuel 10:24 Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see the man the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people." Then the people shouted, "Long live the king!"
1 Samuel 12:17 Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king."
1 Samuel 12:19 The people all said to Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die, for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king."
Hosea 13:11 So in my anger I gave you a king, and in my wrath I took him away.