1 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:16
“Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 12:16 Context
13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 14If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: 15But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers. 16Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. 18So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 19And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
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Other Translations
¶ Now therefore stand and see this great thing which the Lord will doe before your eyes.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.
- Basic English Bible
Now therefore stand and see this great thing which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
- Darby Bible
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
- Webster's Bible
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes.
- World English Bible
`Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now keep where you are and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.
- Basic English Bible
Now therefore stand and see this great thing which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
- Darby Bible
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
- Webster's Bible
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes.
- World English Bible
`Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 12:16
12:14 Then, &c. - Heb. then shall - ye - be, (that is, walk, or go) after the Lord; that is, God shall still go before you, as he hath hitherto done, as your leader or governor, to direct, protect, and deliver you; and he will not forsake you, as you have given him just cause to do. Sometimes this phrase of going after the Lord, signifies a man's obedience to God; but here it is otherwise to be understood, and it notes not a duty to be performed, but a privilege to be received upon the performance of their duty; because it is opposed to a threatening denounced in case of disobedience, in the next verse.
12:15 Your fathers - Who lived under the judges; and you shall have no advantage by the change of government, nor shall your kings be able to protect you against God's displeasure. The mistake, if we think we can evade God's justice, by shaking off his dominion. If we will not let God rule us, yet he will judge us.
12:17 Wheat - harvest - At which time it was a rare thing in those parts to have thunder or rain; the weather being more constant in its seasons there, than it is with us. Rain - That you may understand that God is displeased with you; and also how foolishly and wickedly you have done in rejecting the government of that God, at whose command are all things both in heaven and in earth.
12:18 Samuel - Who had such power and favour with God. By this thunder and rain, God shewed them their folly in desiring a king to save them, rather than God or Samuel, expecting more from an arm of flesh than from the arm of God, or from the power of prayer. Could their king thunder with a voice like God? Could their prince command such forces as the prophet could by his prayers? Likewise he intimates, that how serene soever their condition was now, (like the weather in wheat harvest) yet if God pleased, he could soon change the face of their heavens, and persecute them with his storms.