Parallel Verses
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!
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And now, behold the king which ye chose, which ye asked! and behold, Jehovah gave 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!
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 for all that, when you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, 'Not so, a king shall reign over us' - when yet the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king, whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired. See, the LORD hath given you a king! 14 Oh that ye would fear the LORD and serve him and hear his voice and not disobey the mouth of the LORD: and that both ye and the king that reigneth over you would follow the LORD your God.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:24
And Samuel said to all the people, "There! See ye whom the LORD hath chosen, and how there is none like him among all the company?" And all the people shouted and said, "God save the king!"
Hosea 13:11
Well, I gave thee a king in my wrath, and in my displeasure will I take him from thee again.
1 Samuel 8:5
and said unto him, "Behold, thou art old and thy sons follow not thy ways. Now, therefore, make us a king to judge us, as all other nations have."
1 Samuel 9:20
And as for thine asses that were lost this day three days, care not for them - for they are found. And moreover, whose shall the beautiful things of Israel be? Belong they not unto thee, and unto all thy father's house?"
1 Samuel 11:15
And the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king there, before the LORD in Gilgal. And there they offered peace offerings before the LORD. And there Saul and all the people rejoiced exceedingly.
Psalm 78:29-31
So they ate, and were filled, for he gave them their own desire.
Acts 13:21
And after that they desired a king, and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.