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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 12:13

Behold the king whom ye have chosen Though God chose him by lot, yet the people are said to choose him; either generally, because they chose that form of government; or particularly, because they approved of God's choice, and confirmed it. The Lord hath set a king ever you He hath yielded to your inordinate desire.

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See also 1 Samuel 12:13 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    5. SAMUEL'S WITNESS AND WARNING CHAPTER 12 _ 1. His witness to his own integrity (1 Samuel 12:1)_ 2. His warning (1 Samuel 12:6) 3. Heaven's answer (1 Samuel 12:16) 4. His words of co

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 12. SAMUEL'S FAREWELL. From the Deuteronomic document, where it separated the two clauses of 1 Samuel 10:25, which see. 1 SAMUEL 12:1_ A_ (to witness). In response to a solemn adjuration fr...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND. Some codices, with three early printed editions. Syriac, and Vulgate, read "for"....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _whom ye have desired_ ASKED, as in 1 Samuel 12:17_; 1 Samuel 12:19_. The word however is omitted by the Sept., and may possibly be an addition to the original text....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Israel's History Reviewed._ 1 Samuel 12:6-15 6 And Samuel said unto the people, _It is_ the Lord that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now there...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _NOW THEREFORE BEHOLD THE KING WHOM YE HAVE CHOSEN, AND WHOM YE HAVE DESIRED! AND, BEHOLD, THE LORD HATH SET A KING OVER YOU._ Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen ... the Lord hath set...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SAMUEL RESIGNS HIS JUDGESHIP This chapter is a continuation of 1 Samuel 10:17, and the scene of the events recorded is the great national assembly at Mizpeh. Notice, however, the reference to Nahash ...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 12 SAMUEL SPEAKS TO ALL THE *ISRAELITES FOR THE LAST TIME V1 Samuel said to all the *Israelites, ‘I have done everything that you wanted me t...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    NOW THEREFORE, BEHOLD THE KING WHOM YE HAVE CHOSEN. — The seer now turns from the story of the past and its sad lessons to the present. “You now have your wish — behold your king. The Eternal has seen...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַ מֶּ֛לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַר

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XVII. _ SAMUEL'S DEALINGS WITH THE PEOPLE._ 1 Samuel 12:6. 2. HAVING vindicated himself (in the first five verses of this chapter, 1 Samuel 12:1), Samuel now proceeds to his second point, an...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    SAMUEL'S LAST MESSAGE TO ISRAEL 1 Samuel 12:1 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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    At the confirmation of the king appointed by God by the consent of the nation, Samuel delivered what was practically his last address to them. It was of the nature of a farewell message, in which was...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Desired. St. Augustine (in Psalm li.) considers this as a kind of sarcasm. (Calmet) --- You will see what advantages you will derive from your choice. (Menochius)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (8) When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. (9) And...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Samuel (chap. 12) receives the people's testimony to his fidelity. He sets before them the ways of God towards them, their ingratitude and foolishness in having asked for a king and rejected God. Neve...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOW THEREFORE BEHOLD THE KING WHOM YE HAVE CHOSEN, AND WHOM YE HAVE DESIRED,.... For though God chose their king for them, it was at their request; they chose to have a king, and desired one, and they...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, [and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. Ver. 13. _Behold, the Lord hath set a king over you._] But "in his wrath...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Samuel testifieth his integritie. 6 Hee reprooueth the people of ingratitude. 16 He terrifieth them with thunder in haruest time. 20 He comforteth them in Gods mercy. 1 AND Samuel saide vnto all...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Now, therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen, in public, popular assembly, AND WHOM YE HAVE DESIRED! AND, BEHOLD, THE LORD HATH SET A KING OVER YOU. Although their demand was not in accordance...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    SAMUEL PROTESTS HIS INTEGRITY...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    This chapter intervenes in the history as a solemn reproof to Israel and a warning of the dangers to which they had exposed themselves by asking for a king The voice of the prophet is not to be put in...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-15 The work of ministers is to reason with people; not only to exhort and direct, but to persuade, to convince men's judgments, and so to gain their wills and affections. Samuel reasons of the righ...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    WHOM YE HAVE CHOSEN: though God chose him by lot, yet the people are said to choose him; either generally, because they chose that form of government, or particularly, because they approved of God's c...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 12:13 king H4428 chosen H977 (H8804) desired H7592 (H8804) LORD H3068 set H5414 (H8804) king...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SAMUEL THEN STRESSES THAT YHWH HAS GRACIOUSLY GIVEN THEM THEIR DESIRE AND CALLS ON THEM TO RESPOND IN LIKE MANNER (1 SAMUEL 12:13). Samuel now stresses that, in spite of their attitude towards Him, it...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Samuel's proclamation of the kingdom. Deliverances of God rehearsed. The sign of thunder and rain. CHARACTERS: God, Samuel. CONCLUSION: Religion has reason on its side (1 Samuel 12:7) whic...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 12:2. _I am old and grey-headed._ Some think Samuel was now seventy three or eighty years of age; others think he was but sixty three. Usher's chronology is much embarrassed here. 1 Samuel 12...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now, therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen._ SAMUEL’S FAREWELL ADDRESS I. One could hardly fail to note what is here taught respecting the condition of true prosperity. Samuel plainly tells...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And when they forgot the Lord their God he sold them into the hand of Sisera._ NATIONAL JUDGMENTS THE CONSEQUENCE OF NATIONAL SINS Let us learn from this transaction the important lesson, that natio...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And Samuel maid unto the people._ SAMUEL’S DEALINGS WITH THE PEOPLE Having vindicated himself (in the first five verses of this chapter), Samuel now proceeds to his second point, and takes the peopl...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:1 The setting of this address is not clear, though it was probably a different occasion than ch. 1 Samuel 11:1. From now on, Samuel will no longer be the judge of all Is

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 12:1. “AND SAMUEL SAID,” etc. “The time and place of the following address are not given, but it is evident from the connection with the preceding chapter, and...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION SAMUEL'S EXHORTATION TO THE PEOPLE AT GILGAL. This speech of Samuel is not to be regarded as a farewell address made upon his resignation of his office; for though a new power had been intr...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in the twelfth chapter Samuel is now sort of stepping down because they have now proclaimed the king. So his career as the judge over Israel has pretty much come to an end, as the reigns of govern...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Samuel 11:15; 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 9:20; Acts 13:21

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Ye have chosen — Though God chose him by lot, yet the people are said to chuse him; either generally, because they chose that form of government; or particularly, because they approved of God's choice...

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