1 Samuel 12:12

12:12 “When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king will rule over us’ – even though the Lord your God is your king!

1 Samuel 12:14

12:14 If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him ¹  and not rebelling against what he says, ²  and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well. ³ 

1 Samuel 12:19

12:19 All the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God on behalf of us – your servants – so we won’t die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king.” ⁴ 

[12:14]  ¹ tn Heb “and you listen to his voice.”

[12:14]  ² tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord.” So also in v. 15.

[12:14]  ³ tn The words “all will be well” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[12:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “for we have added to all our sins an evil [thing] by asking for ourselves a king.”