The Meaning of 1 Samuel 12:13 Explained

1 Samuel 12:13

KJV: Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

YLT: And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

Darby: And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.

ASV: Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have asked for: and, behold, Jehovah hath set a king over you.

Discover 1 Samuel 12:13

CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 12:13?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 12:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 12:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Samuel 12:13?

What is the context of 1 Samuel 12:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, [and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.

What does 1 Samuel 12:13 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 12:1-13 - Samuel's Last Message To Israel

An end must come to the longest and most useful service. "Before his long sleep Samuel made protestation of his innocence before God and the people." Yes, the long sleep will come to us all, and happy are they who, before they lay down their heads upon the pillow of death, are able to extend their hands and to bare their hearts before those who have known them best, and say, "These are clean." The people bore double witness to the truth of Samuel's challenge, and the old man was comforted. Yes, God was witness, as well as the people, to his absolute integrity. See Acts 24:16.

Then Samuel pressed home, upon that dense mass of people, the sin of which they had been guilty in demanding a king instead of waiting for a heaven-sent deliverer. But we are liable to the same mistake. We look to the visible and forget the invisible. We forget that the invisible Christ stands waiting to succor, prepared to save unto the uttermost. In this faith the Apostle found his abiding peace and steadfastness. See 2 Corinthians 1:10. Let us, also, "set our hope" on Him who has delivered, and will deliver. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 12

¹ Samuel testifies his integrity
⁶ He reproves the people of ingratitude
¹⁶ He terrifies them with thunder in harvest time
²⁰ he comforts them in God's mercy

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 12:13 mean?

Now therefore here is the king whom you have chosen [and] whom you have desired and take note has set Yahweh over you a king

וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר ! שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ

וְעַתָּ֗ה	Now therefore
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
הִנֵּ֥ה	here is
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם	you have chosen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: בָּחוּר Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	[and] whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
! שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם	you have desired
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: שָׁאַל Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
וְהִנֵּ֨ה	and take note
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נָתַ֧ן	has set
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
יְהוָ֛ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם	over you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
מֶֽלֶךְ	a king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.

What are the major concepts related to 1 Samuel 12:13?

Loading Information...

Similar Scriptures for 1 Samuel 12:13

		Hosea 13:11 [5]
		1 Samuel 10:24 [5]
		1 Samuel 8:5 [4]
		1 Samuel 9:20 [2]
		Psalms 78:29-31 [2]
		1 Samuel 11:15 [2]
		Acts 13:21 [2]