1 Samuel 12:1 (ESV)

1 Samuel 12:12 - And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

“And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the LORD your God was already your king.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king reign over us’ — even though the LORD your God is your king.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

“But when you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us!’ Yet the LORD your God was your king.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

“When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ although the LORD your God was your king.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

“But you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, and you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ although Yahweh your God was your king.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

“But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites had come against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us’—although the LORD your God was your King.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

"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!

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' when the LORD your God was your king.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

'And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God is your king!

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

But when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

When you saw that Nachash the king of the children of `Ammon came against you, you said to me, No, but a king shall reign over us; when the LORD your God was your king.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

videntes autem quod Naas rex filiorum Ammon venisset adversum vos dixistis mihi nequaquam sed rex imperabit nobis cum Dominus Deus vester regnaret in vobis

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَلَمَّا عَايَنْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ عَمُّونَ زَاحِفاً عَلَيْكُمْ قُلْتُمْ لِي: نَصِّبْ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكاً، مَعَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَكُمْ هُوَ مَلِكُكُمْ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַתִּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־נָחָ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮ בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἴδετε ὅτι Ναας βασιλεὺς υἱῶν Αμμων ἦλθεν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς καὶ εἴπατε οὐχί ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ὅτι βασιλεὺς βασιλεύσει ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν καὶ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُمْ نَاحَاشَ مَلِكَ بَنِي عَمُّونَ آتِيًا عَلَيْكُمْ، قُلْتُمْ لِي: لاَ بَلْ يَمْلِكُ عَلَيْنَا مَلِكٌ. وَالرَّبُّ إِلهُكُمْ مَلِكُكُمْ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And ye saw that Naas king of the children of Ammon came against you, and ye said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; whereas the Lord our God is our king.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y habiendo visto que Naas rey de lo hijos de Ammón venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: No, sino rey reinará sobre nosotros; siendo vuestro rey Jehová vuestro Dios.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y habiendo visto que Nahas rey de los hijos de Amón venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: No, sino que ha de reinar sobre nosotros un rey; siendo así que Jehová vuestro Dios era vuestro rey.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

你們見亞捫人的王拿轄來攻擊你們、就對我說、我們定要一個王治理我們．其實耶和華你們的　神是你們的王。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Entonces, al ver que Najas, rey de los amonitas, venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: "¡No! Más bien, que haya un rey que reine sobre nosotros", aun cuando Jehovah vuestro Dios era vuestro rey.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

너희가 암몬 자손의 왕 나하스의 너희를 치러옴을 보고 너희 하나님 여호와께서는 너희의 왕이 되실지라도 너희가 내게 이르기를 아니라 우리를 다스릴 왕이 있어야 하겠다 하였도다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Puis, voyant que Nachasch, roi des fils d'Ammon, marchait contre vous, vous m'avez dit: Non! mais un roi régnera sur nous. Et cependant l'Éternel, votre Dieu, était votre roi.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Da ihr aber saht, das Nahas, der König der Kinder Ammon, wider euch kam, spracht ihr zu mir: Mitnichten, sondern ein König soll über uns herrschen; so doch der HERR, euer Gott, euer König war.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Но увидев, что Наас, царь Аммонитский, идет против вас, вы сказали мне: 'нет, царь пусть царствует над нами', тогда как Господь Бог ваш--Царь ваш.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y habiendo visto que Nahas rey de lo hijos de Amón venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: No, sino rey reinará sobre nosotros; siendo vuestro Rey el SEÑOR vuestro Dios.

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