1 Samuel 12:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Now here is the king you’ve chosen, the one you requested. Look, this is the king the Lord has placed over you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Samuel said to all the people, ‘Do you see the one the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among the entire population.’ And all the people shouted, ‘Long live the king! ’
So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
Isn’t the wheat harvest today? I will call on the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain so that you will recognise what an immense evil you committed in the Lord’s sight by requesting a king for yourselves.’
They pleaded with Samuel, ‘Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.’
They said to him, ‘Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have.’
As for the donkeys that wandered away from you three days ago, don’t worry about them because they’ve been found. And who does all Israel desire but you and all your father’s family? ’