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1 Samuel 12:13
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KJ21
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired! And behold, the Lord hath 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.
AMP
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.
AMPC
Now see the king whom you have chosen and for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
BRG
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.
CSB
“Now here is the king you’ve chosen, the one you requested. Look, this is the king the Lord has placed over you.
CSBA
‘Now here is the king you’ve chosen, the one you requested. Look, this is the king the Lord has placed over you.
CEB
“So now, here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. Yes, the Lord has put a king over you!
CJB
Now, here’s the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, Adonai has put a king over you.
CEV
You asked for a king, and you chose one. Now he stands here where all of you can see him. But it was really the Lord who made him your 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.
DRA
Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.
ERV
Now, here is the king you chose. The Lord put this king over you.
EASY
Look! Here is the king that you chose. He is the man that you asked to have. The Lord has made him your king.
EHV
Now look, here is the king you have chosen, the king you asked for. You see, the Lord has set a king over you.
ESV
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
ESVUK
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
EXB
·Now [All right; So] here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. The Lord has ·put [set; appointed] him over you.
GNV
Now therefore behold the King whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired: lo therefore, the Lord hath set a King over you.
GW
“Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the Lord has put a king over you.
GNT
“Now here is the king you chose; you asked for him, and now the Lord has given him to you.
HCSB
“Now here is the king you’ve chosen, the one you requested. Look, this is the king the Lord has placed over you.
ICB
Now here is the king you chose. The Lord has put him over you.
ISV
“Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one whom you asked for. See, the Lord has appointed a king over you.
JUB
Now, therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired! Behold, the LORD has set a king over you.
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.
AKJV
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the Lord hath set a king over you.
LSB
So now, behold, the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.
LEB
So then look! Here is the king you have chosen, for whom you have asked! Look, Yahweh has placed a king over you!
TLB
All right, here is the king you have chosen. Look him over. You have asked for him, and the Lord has answered your request.
MSG
“So here’s the king you wanted, the king you asked for. God has let you have your own way, given you a king. If you fear God, worship and obey him, and don’t rebel against what he tells you. If both you and your king follow God, no problem. God will be sure to save you. But if you don’t obey him and rebel against what he tells you, king or no king, you will fare no better than your fathers.
MEV
Now therefore, look at the king whom you have chosen and for whom you have asked! And see that the Lord has set a king over you.
NOG
“Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, Yahweh has put a king over you.
NABRE
“Now here is the king you chose. See! The Lord has given you a king.
NASB
And now, behold, the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the Lord has put a king over you.
NASB1995
Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
NCB
“Now, behold the king you have chosen, the one whom you desired. The Lord has given you a king.
NCV
Now here is the king you chose, the one you asked for. The Lord has put him over you.
NET
Now look! Here is the king you have chosen—the one that you asked for! Look, the Lord has given you a king.
NIRV
Now here is the king you have chosen. He’s the one you asked for. The Lord has placed a king over you.
NIV
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
NIVUK
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
NKJV
“Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the Lord has set a king over you.
NLV
Now see the king you have chosen, the king you have asked for. See, the Lord has given you a king.
NLT
All right, here is the king you have chosen. You asked for him, and the Lord has granted your request.
NRSVA
See, here is the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
NRSVACE
See, here is the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
NRSVCE
See, here is the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
NRSVUE
See, here is the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; see, the Lord has set a king over you.
OJB
Now therefore behold the Melech whom ye have chosen, and for whom ye have made request! And, hinei, Hashem hath set a Melech over you.
RGT
“Now, therefore, behold the king whom you have chosen, whom you have desired. Lo, therefore, the LORD has set a king over you.
RSV
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
RSVCE
And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.
TLV
“Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for, and behold, Adonai has set him as king over you.
VOICE
So now, look: here is the king you chose, the king for whom you asked. The Eternal has indeed set a king to rule over you.
WEB
Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.
WYC
Now therefore your king is ready, whom ye have chosen and asked (for); lo! the Lord hath given to you a king (lo! the Lord hath given you a king).
YLT
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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