1 Samuel 12:22
“For the Lord wil not forsake his people, for his great Names sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.”
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1 Samuel 12:22 Context
20¶ And Samuel saide vnto the people, Feare not: (ye haue done al this wickednesse, yet turne not aside from following the Lord, but serue the Lord with all your heart: 21And turne ye not aside, for then should ye goe after vaine things, which cannot profit, nor deliuer, for they are vaine.) 22For the Lord wil not forsake his people, for his great Names sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. 23Moreouer, as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord, in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way. 24Onely feare the Lord, and serue him in trueth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
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Other Translations for 1 Samuel 12:22
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
- King James Version
"For the LORD will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because the LORD has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For the Lord will not give his people up, because of the honour of his name; for it was the Lord's pleasure to make of you a people for himself.
- Basic English Bible
For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.
- Darby Bible
For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
- Webster's Bible
For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.
- World English Bible
for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For the LORD will not forsake His people for His great name's sake; because it hath pleased the LORD to make you a people unto Himself.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 12:22
12:22 His name's sake - That is, for his own honour, which would suffer much among men, if he should not preserve and deliver his people in eminent dangers. And this reason God alledgeth to take them off from all conceit of their own merit; and to assure them, that if they did truly repent of all their sins, and serve God with all their heart; yet even in that case their salvation would not be due to their merits; but the effect of God's free mercy. To make - Out of his own free grace, without any desert of yours, and therefore he will not forsake you, except you thrust him away.