KJV King James Version
And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 12:10
And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
WEB World English Bible
They cried to Yahweh, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
ASV American Standard Version
And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 12
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
9 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.
10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
12 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.
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּH2199 · za.aqto cry outאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559 · a.marto sayחָטָ֔אנוּH2398 · cha.tato sinכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙H5800 · a.zavto leave: forsakeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַנַּעֲבֹ֥דH5647 · a.vadto serveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַבְּעָלִ֖יםH1168 · ba.alBaalוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתH6252 · ash.ta.rotAshtarothוְעַתָּ֗הH6258 · at.tahnowהַצִּילֵ֛נוּH5337 · na.tsalto rescueמִיַּ֥דH3027 · yadhandאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּH341 · o.yevenemyוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃H5647 · a.vadto serve
Cross-references
Judges 2:13And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.Judges 10:10And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.Judges 10:15-16And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.Judges 3:9And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, [even] Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.Judges 3:7And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.Psalm 78:34-35When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.1 Samuel 7:2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.Isaiah 33:22For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is] our lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us.Psalm 106:44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:Isaiah 26:16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening [was] upon them.2 Corinthians 5:14-15For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:Luke 1:74-75That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,Judges 3:15But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.Judges 4:3And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.Judges 6:7And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,
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