I was angry, and I gave you a king. And when I became very angry, I took him away.
1 Samuel 12:13 - Easy To Read Version Now, here is the king you chose. The Lord put this king 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. |
I was angry, and I gave you a king. And when I became very angry, I took him away.
Then the people asked for a king. God gave them Saul, the son of Kish. Saul was from the family group of Benjamin. He was king for 40 years.
Samuel said to all the people, “See the man the Lord has chosen. There is no person like Saul among the people.”
All the people went to Gilgal. There, in front of the Lord, the people made Saul king. They offered fellowship offerings to the Lord. Saul and all the Israelites had a great celebration.
Now is the time of the wheat harvest. [118] I will pray to the Lord. I will ask him to send thunder and rain. Then you will know you did a very bad thing against the Lord when you asked for a king.”
All the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for us, your servants. Don’t let us die! We have sinned many times. And now we have added to those sins—we have asked for a king.”
The elders (leaders) said to Samuel, “You’re old, and your sons don’t live right. They are not like you. Now, give us a king to rule us like all the other nations.”
And don’t worry about the donkeys that you lost three days ago. They have been found. Now, there is something that everybody in Israel is looking for and that something is you and your family!”