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1 Samuel 12:12-15
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:12-15
English Standard Version
12 And when you saw that (A)Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, (B)you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ (C)when the Lord your God was your king. 13 And now (D)behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, (E)the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you will (F)fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. 15 But (G)if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then (H)the hand of the Lord will be against you and (I)your king.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 12:15 Septuagint; Hebrew fathers
1 Samuel 12:12-15
New International Version
1 Samuel 12:12-15
New International Version
12 “But when you saw that Nahash(A) king(B) of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule(C) over us’—even though the Lord your God was your king. 13 Now here is the king(D) you have chosen, the one you asked(E) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you fear(F) the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel(G) against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good! 15 But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against(H) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
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