I have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.
1 Samuel 12:13 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and behold, the LORD has set a 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 have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.
Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Sha'ul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Binyamin, for forty years.
Shemu'el said to all the people, *You see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?* All the people shouted, and said, [Long] live the king.
All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Sha'ul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of shalom offerings before the LORD; and there Sha'ul and all the men of Yisra'el rejoiced greatly.
Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
All the people said to Shemu'el, Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.
and they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons don't walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don't set your mind on them; for they are found. For whom is all that is desirable in Yisra'el? Is it not for you, and for all your father's house?