“I gave you a sovereign in My displeasure, but I took him away in My wrath.
1 Samuel 12:13 - The Scriptures 1998 “And now, here is the sovereign whom you have chosen and whom you have asked. And see, יהוה has set a sovereign over you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now see the king whom you have chosen and for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you. American Standard Version (1901) Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you. Common English Bible “So now, here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. Yes, the LORD has put a king over you! Catholic Public Domain Version Now therefore, your king is present, whom you chose and requested. Behold, the Lord has given you a king. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king. |
“I gave you a sovereign in My displeasure, but I took him away in My wrath.
“But then they asked for a sovereign, and Elohim gave them Sha’ul the son of Qish, a man of the tribe of Binyamin, for forty years.
And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they set up Sha’ul to reign before יהוה in Gilgal, and there they made slaughterings of peace offerings before יהוה. And there Sha’ul rejoiced, and all the men of Yisra’ĕ
“Is today not the wheat harvest? Let me call to יהוה, so that He sends thunder and rain – know then and see that your evil is great, which you have done in the eyes of יהוה, in asking for yourselves a sovereign.”
and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a sovereign to rule us like all the nations.”
“As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your heart on them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Yisra’ĕ