Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now,
King James Version
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Holman Bible
Now you can see that the king is leading you. As for me, I’m old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from my youth until today.
International Standard Version
Now here is the king walking before you, while I'm old and gray, and my sons are with you. I've walked before you from my youth until this day.
A Conservative Version
And now, behold, the king walks before you. And I am old and gray headed, and, behold, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
American Standard Version
And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.
Amplified
And now, here is the king walking before you. As for me, I am old and gray, and here are my sons with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
Bible in Basic English
And now, see, the king is before you: and I am old and grey-headed, and my sons are with you: I have been living before your eyes from my early days till now.
Darby Translation
And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and grey-headed; and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth up to this day.
Julia Smith Translation
And now, behold, the king going before you: and I grew old and I was gray-headed; and my sons, behold them with you: and I went before you from my youth even to this day.
King James 2000
And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and gray headed; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And so then here [is] the king walking about before you. Now I am old and gray, but my sons (look at them!) [are] with you; and I have walked about before you from my youth until this day.
Modern King James verseion
And now, behold, the king walks before you. And I am old and gray-headed, and, behold, my sons are with you. And I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And see, your king walketh before you. But I am old and grayheaded: and behold my sons are with you and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
NET Bible
Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.
New Heart English Bible
Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, lo! the king going to and fro before you, But, I, am old and grey-headed, and, my sons, lo! they are with you, - But, I, have gone to and fro before you from my youth until this day.
Webster
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
World English Bible
Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
Youngs Literal Translation
and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they are with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.
Themes
Hairs » White or gray » A token of age
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Interlinear
Paniym
פּנים
Paniym
before, face, presence, because, sight, countenance, from, person, upon, of, ...me, against, ...him, open, for, toward,
Usage: 2119
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samuel's Charge To Israel
1
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold,
Cross References
1 Samuel 8:5
and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now
1 Samuel 8:1
And it came about when Samuel was old that
1 Samuel 8:20
Numbers 27:17
who
1 Samuel 3:19-20
Thus
1 Samuel 8:3
His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and
1 Samuel 2:22
Now Eli was very old; and he heard
1 Samuel 2:29
Why do you
1 Samuel 3:13
For
1 Samuel 3:16
Then Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.”
Psalm 71:18
Until I
Your power to all who are to come.
Isaiah 46:3-4
And all
You who have been
And have been carried from the womb;
2 Timothy 4:6
For I am already being
2 Peter 1:14
knowing that