Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And now, behold the king which ye chose, which ye asked! and behold, Jehovah gave a king over you.
New American Standard Bible
Now therefore,
King James Version
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 Bible
“Now here is the king you’ve chosen,
International Standard Version
"Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one whom you asked for. See, the Lord has appointed a king over you.
A Conservative Version
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for. And, behold, 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.
Amplified
Now therefore, here is [Saul] the king whom you have chosen, and for whom you asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
Bible in Basic English
Here, then, is the king marked out by you: the Lord has put a king over you.
Darby Translation
And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.
King James 2000
Now therefore behold the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! and, behold, the LORD has set a king over you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then look! [Here is] the king you have chosen, for whom you have asked! Look, Yahweh has placed a king over you!
Modern King James verseion
And now, behold the king whom you have chosen, whom you have desired! And behold, Jehovah has set a king over you!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now therefore behold the king, whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired. See, the LORD hath given you a king!
NET Bible
Now look! Here is the king you have chosen -- the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king!
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, lo! the king whom ye have chosen, for whom ye have asked, - lo! therefore, Yahweh hath set over you a king.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 12:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's Charge To Israel
12 And ye will see that Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon, came against you, and ye will say to me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: and Jehovah your God your king. 13 And now, behold the king which ye chose, which ye asked! and behold, Jehovah gave a king over you. 14 If ye will fear Jehovah and serve him, and hear to his voice, and ye shall not rebel against the mouth of Jehovah, and ye shall be, also ye, and the king which reigned over you, after Jehovah your God.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:24
And Samuel will say to all the people, See whom Jehovah chose to him, for none like him among all the people. And all the people will shout and say, The king shall live.
Hosea 13:11
I will give to thee a king in mine anger, and I will take away in my wrath.
1 Samuel 8:5
And they will say to him, Behold, thou wert old, and thy sons went not in thy ways: now set up for us a king to judge us as all the nations.
1 Samuel 9:20
And for the asses lost to thee this day three days, thou shall not set thy heart upon them, for they have been found. And to whom all the desire of Israel? is it not to thee and to all thy father's house?
1 Samuel 11:15
And all the people will go to Gil-gal; and will sacrifice there sacrifices of peace before Jehovah: and Saul will rejoice there and all the men of Israel, even greatly.
Psalm 78:29-31
And they shall eat and be well filled: and he will bring to them their desire.
Acts 13:21
And thence they desired a king; and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years.