1 Samuel 12

First Book of Samuel chapter 1 Samuel 12 1 Samuel 11 chapter 11 1 Samuel 13 chapter 13 First book of Samuel Old Testament 9 Nevi'im 3 Former Prophets Leningrad-codex-08-samuel.pdf 250px The pages containing the Books of Samuel (1 & 2 Samuel) in Leningrad Codex (1008 CE). 1 Samuel 12 is the twelfth chapter of the First Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the first part of the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.Halley 1965 181 According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan,Hirsch Emil G. SAMUEL, BOOKS OF http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13080-samuel-books-of www.jewishencyclopedia.com but modern scholars view it as a composition of a number of independent texts of various ages from c. 630–540 BCE.Knight 1995 62Jones 2007 197 This chapter contains Samuel's address to the people of Israel after Saul's coronation.Coogan 2007 417 Hebrew Bible This is within a section comprising 1 Samuel 7–15 which records the rise of the monarchy in Israel and the account of the first years of King Saul.Jones 2007 203 Text This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 25 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).Würthwein 1995 35-37 Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 4Q51 (4QSama; 100–50 BCE) with extant verses 7–8, 10–19Ulrich 2010 272–273Dead sea scrolls - 1 SamuelFitzmyer 2008 354Q51 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library and 4Q52 (4QSamb; 250 BCE) with extant verses 3, 5–6.Ulrich 2010 272–273Fitzmyer 2008 354Q52 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library Extant ancient manuscripts of a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint (originally was made in the last few centuries BCE) include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century).Würthwein 1995 73-74Würthwein Ernst Der Text des Alten Testaments Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft 2nd Stuttgart 1988 85 3-438-06006-X. "1 Samuel 12:17–14:9 (1 leaf) and Psalms 49:20–79:11 (9 leaves) are missing from Codex Alexandrinus".The whole book of 1 Samuel is missing from the extant Codex Sinaiticus.Codex Sinaiticus Analysis This chapter closes the period of the Israel Judges, concluding the cycle of alternative pro- and antimonarchical strands. It began with an antimonarchial stance of Samuel which is a repetition of statements in 8:1–22, but with a new element— a contrast between the old prophetic regime and the new royal one.Jones 2007 205 Although the request for a king was regarded as a wicked act (verse 17), there is a way for people and king to be good before YHWH, that is, by showing faithfulness.Jones 2007 205 Covenantal language and a historical summary were common in covenant ceremonies, as also notable in Joshua 24, consisting of 'introduction, antecedent history, transition to the present, requirements, blessings, and curses'.Jones 2007 206 Samuel was confirmed to be true to the prophetic office and had acted according to God's will, so he would continue to serve the people as intercessor and instructor (verse 23),Jones 2007 206 exhorting them to obey God, so they would not perish for their sinsEvans 2018 134 Samuel's clean record of service (12:1–5) After stating that the kingship was a 'concession in response to popular demand' (verse 1), Samuel admitted that this was a departure from the kind of leadership exercised by himself, and posed a number of questions with the aim of justifying his ruling thus far.Jones 2007 205 The verb 'take' became a key to compare his just leadership, as the prophet had 'taken' nothing from the people, to the future 'ways of the king' (cf. 1 Samuel 8:11-18), where a number of things will be 'taken' from the people by the king, therefore the people had taken a step backwards in requesting for a king.Jones 2007 205 Verse 1 Now Samuel said to all Israel: "Indeed I have heeded your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you."1 Samuel 12:1 NKJV NKJV "Heeded" (KJV: "hearkened"): or "listened to".Note on 1 Samuel 12:1 in NKJV Verse 2 And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.1 Samuel 12:2 ESV ESV "My sons are with you": Samuel did not put them forward as leaders, but to illustrate his old age.Coogan 2007 416–417 Hebrew Bible Recitation of salvation history (12:6–15) After confirming his spotless record of service with the people, Samuel recited how YHWH had saved Israel in the past,Evans 2018 135 again to show that asking for a king was an unnecessary step, because God 'in all his saving deeds' had always provided saviors or judges who successfully delivered the people from their enemies, from the time of Moses and Aaron to liberate the people out of Egypt (verses 6, 8), until the period of judges, with the examples of the victories over three different oppressors: Sisera (Judges 4–5), the Philistines (Judges 13–16), and the Moabites (Judges 3),Coogan 2007 417 Hebrew Bible within a skeletal pattern of 'apostasy-oppression-repentance-deliverance', using some saviors: Jerubaal (Gideon), Barak, Jephthah, and Samson (cf. Hebrews 11:32 9Ellicott, C. J. (Ed.) (1905). Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers. 1 Samuel 12. London : Cassell and Company, Limited, [1905-1906] Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019.).Jones 2007 206 Verses 14–15 state the blessing and curse of the covenant: all will be well if the people remain faithful, but if not, they will be wiped away (cf. verse 25).Jones 2007 206 Verse 13 And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.1 Samuel 12:13 ESV ESV "Whom you have asked": this is a pun to Saul's name (in Hebrew means "asked").Coogan 2007 417 Hebrew Bible Sign of thunderstorm and closing words (12:16–25) Even in his old age, Samuel still possessed supernatural powers that he could call upon God to bring thunder and rain that day (verses 17–18),Jones 2007 206 a rare occurrence during the period of wheat harvest and if severely happened, it would destroy the ripe crops.Evans 2018 136 This evoked awe and repentance from the people, setting up for closing words from Samuel that he would continue to pray for the people and instruct them "the way that is good and right", definitely not a sign of retirement.Evans 2018 136 See also 22em Aaron Ammon Ashtaroth Baalim Bedan Hazor Israelites Jacob Moses Nahash The Exodus Bible Related Bible parts: Judges 21, 1 Samuel 1, 1 Samuel 9, 1 Samuel 10, 1 Samuel 11 Notes References Sources Commentaries on Samuel Auld Graeme 1 & 2 Samuel https://books.google.com/books?id=2Vo-11umIZQC&pg=PA213 James D. G. Dunn and John William Rogerson Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible Eerdmans 2003 9780802837110 Bergen David T. 1, 2 Samuel https://books.google.com/books?id=eGT6fWsajqcC B&H Publishing Group 1996 9780805401073 Chapman Stephen B. 1 Samuel as Christian Scripture: A Theological Commentary Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2016 978-1467445160 https://books.google.com/books?id=kS4XDAAAQBAJ Evans Paul 1-2 Samuel The Story of God Bible Commentary Tremper Longman Zondervan Academic 2018 978-0310490944 https://books.google.com/books?id=Uy8-DwAAQBAJ Gordon Robert I & II Samuel, A Commentary https://books.google.com/books?id=JMJ1ZAnswuUC&dq=I+%26+II+Samuel:+a+commentary+Gordon&pg=PA338 Paternoster Press 1986 9780310230229 Hertzberg Hans Wilhelm I & II Samuel, A Commentary https://books.google.com/books?id=friNN7IdjOIC&q=Saul+appointed+anointed+instituted&pg=PA19 Westminster John Knox Press 1964 trans. from German 2nd edition 1960 978-0664223182 19 Tsumura David Toshio The First Book of Samuel https://books.google.com/books?id=iLKAlhLDkMwC Eerdmans 2007 9780802823595 General Breytenbach Andries Past, Present, Future: the Deuteronomistic History and the Prophets Brill 2000 Who Is Behind The Samuel Narrative? https://books.google.com/books?id=uP22QHpnKq8C&dq=Breytenbach+Who+is+behind+the+Samuel+narrative&pg=PA50 Johannes Cornelis de Moor and H.F. Van Rooy 9789004118713 Coogan Michael David Michael D. Coogan The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 Coogan Michael David Marc Zvi Brettler Carol Ann Newsom Pheme Perkins Augmented 3rd Oxford University Press 2007 978-0195288810 https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ Fitzmyer Joseph A. Joseph Fitzmyer A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company https://books.google.com/books?id=TILXeWJ2eNAC 2008 9780802862419 Grand Rapids, MI Halley Henry H. Henry Hampton Halley Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary 24th (revised) Zondervan Publishing House 1965 https://archive.org/details/halleysbiblehand00henr registration 0-310-25720-4 Hayes Christine Introduction to the Bible Yale University Press 2015 https://books.google.com/books?id=SKbkXYHxvlAC 978-0300188271 Jones Gwilym H. 12. 1 and 2 Samuel The Oxford Bible Commentary John Barton John Barton (theologian) John Muddiman John Muddiman Oxford University Press first (paperback) 2007 196–232 978-0199277186 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ February 6, 2019 Klein R.W. Samuel, books of https://books.google.com/books?id=6OJvO2jMCr8C Bromiley, Geoffrey W The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Eerdmans 2003 9780802837844 Knight Douglas A https://books.google.com/books?id=SNLN1nEEys0C&q=630+BCE&pg=PA62 James Luther Mays, David L. Petersen and Kent Harold Richards Chapter 4 Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomists Old Testament Interpretation T&T Clark 1995 9780567292896 Ulrich Eugene The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants 2010 Brill https://archive.org/details/TheBiblicalQumranScrolls Würthwein Ernst Ernst Würthwein The Text of the Old Testament Wm. B. Eerdmans Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Erroll F. Rhodes 0-8028-0788-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC January 26, 2019 External links Jewish translations: Shmuel I - I Samuel - Chapter 12 (Judaica Press). Hebrew text and English translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org Christian translations: Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) 1 Samuel chapter 12. Bible Gateway 12 Category:Samuel