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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/12.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_samuel/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But if you rebel against the LORD’s commands and refuse to listen to him, then his hand will be as heavy upon you as it was upon your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But 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 <i>it was</i> against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />However, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as <i>it was</i> against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you do not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the command of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, even <i>as it was</i> against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220If you will not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the command of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the command of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, <i>as it was</i> against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the command of Yahweh, then the hand of Yahweh will be against you, <i>as it was</i> against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But if you do not listen to the LORD’S voice, but rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you [to punish you], as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, if you disobey the LORD and rebel against his command, the LORD’s hand will be against you as it was against your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, the LORD&#8217s hand will be against you and against your ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you're stubborn and refuse to obey the LORD, he will turn against you and your king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but if ye will not hearken unto 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if you don't obey the LORD, if you rebel against what he says, then the LORD will be against you as he was against your ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But if you do not listen to the LORD but disobey his commands, he will be against you and your king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you don't obey the LORD and rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the LORD will turn against you as he did against your ancestors. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But if you don't obey the LORD and rebel against what the LORD says, the hand of the LORD will be against both you and your king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, and against your king to destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not listen to Yahweh’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then Yahweh’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if you do not listen to the voice of YHWH—then you have provoked the mouth of YHWH, and the hand of YHWH has been against you, and against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah -- then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if ye will not hear to the voice of Jehovah, and rebel against the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of the Lord was against you and your fathers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, but instead you provoke his words, then the hand of the Lord will be over you and over your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But if you do not listen to the voice of the LORD and if you rebel against the LORD’s command, the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but if you will not heed the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD your God, but provoke him, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you as it was against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if you will not hear the voice of LORD JEHOVAH your God, and you will anger him, the hand of LORD JEHOVAH will be among you according to what happened to your fathers<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, and against your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But if ye should not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and ye should resist the mouth of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you and upon your king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/12-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=2997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/12.htm">Samuel's Farewell Address</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you disobey</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ṯiš·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: ū·mə·rî·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">and rebel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">against His</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: pî (N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">command,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ- (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">then the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">against you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ū·ḇa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">as it was against your fathers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></span><br />If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-15</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-20.htm">Joshua 24:20</a></span><br />If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, He will turn and bring disaster on you and consume you, even after He has been good to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-20.htm">Judges 2:20-21</a></span><br />So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice, / I will no longer drive out before them any of the nations Joshua left when he died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-15</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-27</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-19.htm">2 Chronicles 7:19-20</a></span><br />But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-11.htm">Psalm 81:11-12</a></span><br />But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me. / So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-2.htm">Hebrews 2:2-3</a></span><br />For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, / how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But if you 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.</p><p class="hdg">But if ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-30</a></b></br> But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-68</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-20.htm">Joshua 24:20</a></b></br> If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.</p><p class="hdg">against</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9</a></b></br> And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Command</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">Command</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-26.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-19.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-23.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">Rebel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/12-1.htm">Samuel testifies his integrity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/12-6.htm">He reproves the people of ingratitude</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm">He terrifies them with thunder in harvest time</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">he comforts them in God's mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Disobedience and rebellion against God's command are central themes throughout the Old Testament, often leading to divine judgment. The Israelites were repeatedly warned by prophets to adhere to God's laws (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a>). The historical context here is Samuel's farewell address, where he reminds the people of their covenant obligations. Rebellion against God is seen as a serious offense, akin to idolatry (<a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a>).<p><b>then the hand of the LORD will be against you</b><br>The "hand of the LORD" is a metaphor for God's power and intervention, often used to describe both His protection and His judgment. In this context, it signifies divine opposition and punishment. This phrase echoes the warnings given in the Mosaic Law, where blessings and curses were contingent upon Israel's obedience (<a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-17</a>). The imagery of God's hand against the people serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of disobedience.<p><b>as it was against your fathers</b><br>This refers to the historical experiences of the Israelites, particularly during the period of the Judges, when they repeatedly fell into cycles of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>). The mention of "your fathers" serves as a reminder of past judgments, such as the wilderness wanderings and the various captivities due to disobedience. It underscores the importance of learning from history to avoid repeating the same mistakes. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's faithfulness and the human tendency to stray, highlighting the need for repentance and reliance on God's grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a></b><br>The last judge of Israel and a prophet who anointed the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David. In this chapter, Samuel is addressing the Israelites, reminding them of their covenant with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who have demanded a king to rule over them, rejecting God as their direct ruler.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who has delivered them from Egypt and established them in the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fathers/ancestors.htm">Fathers/Ancestors</a></b><br>Refers to the previous generations of Israelites who experienced God's judgment due to their disobedience and rebellion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The act of defying God's commands, which historically led to consequences for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_voice.htm">Obedience to God’s Voice</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of listening to and obeying God's commands as a demonstration of faith and trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_rebellion.htm">Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Highlight the serious consequences of rebelling against God, as seen in the history of Israel, and the need for repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Understand the nature of the covenant relationship between God and His people, which includes both promises and responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons.htm">Historical Lessons</a></b><br>Learn from the past mistakes of the Israelites to avoid similar pitfalls in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God’s Faithfulness and Justice</a></b><br>Reflect on God's faithfulness in keeping His promises and His justice in dealing with disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_amalekites_reappear_in_1_sam_30.htm">If Saul reportedly destroyed the Amalekites earlier (1 Samuel 15), why do they reappear here in 1 Samuel 30?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_zeus_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What lessons do Saul and David's lives teach us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_origin_of_sin.htm">What is the origin of sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_sam_12_14-15_contradict_deut_17.htm">Why does Samuel’s speech in 1 Samuel 12:14–15 seem at odds with earlier promises of a king in Deuteronomy 17:14–20? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">But if ye will not obey.</span>--The English translation here, with several of the versions, accurately and happily understands the Hebrew in the sense of "as:" "as it was against your fathers." Rabbi D. Kimchi prefers to understand "fathers" as put for "kings": "the hand of the Lord shall be against you and your kings." The LXX. reads, "against you and your king."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Against you, as it was against your fathers.</span> The Hebrew has "against you and your fathers," and so the Vulgate, for which the Septuagint reads, "against you and your king," as in ver. 25. The text is probably corrupt, and to make sense requires the insertion of some such words as those given in the A.V., with which the Syriac also agrees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/12-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you disobey</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rebel</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·rî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against His</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">command,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as [it was] against your fathers.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇa·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/12-15.htm">1 Samuel 12:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/12-15.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 12:15 But if you will not listen (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 12:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 12:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/12-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 12:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 12:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>