1 Samuel 12:13
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Samuel, having sufficiently secured his own reputation, instead of upbraiding the people upon it with their unkindness to him, sets himself to instruct them, and keep them in the way of their duty,…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
whom ye have desired Asked, as in 1Sa 12:12; 1Sa 12:12. The word however is omitted by the Sept., and may possibly be an addition to the original text.
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