Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Now here is the king you’ve chosen,
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.
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!
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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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 12:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's Charge To Israel
12
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king rule over us’—even though the Lord your God is your king.
13 “Now here is the king you’ve chosen,
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:24
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen?
And all the people shouted,
Hosea 13:11
and take away a king in My wrath.
1 Samuel 8:5
They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not follow your example. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have.”
1 Samuel 9:20
As for the donkeys that wandered away from you three days ago,
1 Samuel 11:15
So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence
Psalm 78:29-31
for He gave them what they craved.
Acts 13:21
Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.