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1 Samuel 13:12

Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.

KJV

dixi : Nunc descendent Philisthiim ad me in Galgala, et faciem Domini non placavi. Necessitate compulsus, obtuli holocaustum.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπα Νῦν καταβήσονται οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι πρὸς μὲ εἰς Γάλγαλα, καὶ τοῦ προσώπου τοῦ κυρίου οὐκ ἐδεήθην· καὶ ἐνεκρατευσάμην καὶ ἀνήνεγκα τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν.

LXX

therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.

ASV

וָ/אֹמַ֗ר עַ֠תָּה יֵרְד֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים אֵלַ/י֙ הַ/גִּלְגָּ֔ל וּ/פְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א חִלִּ֑יתִי וָֽ/אֶתְאַפַּ֔ק וָ/אַעֲלֶ֖ה הָ/עֹלָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶתְאַפַּ֔ק
't'pq
verb · 7×
גִּלְגָּ֔ל
glgl
proper_noun · 41×
חָלָ֖ה
chlh
verb · 75×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
עֹלָ֖ה
'lh
noun · 288×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
plshtym
noun · 290×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 12:26 — And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
  • 2Cor 9:7 — Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
  • Amos 8:5 — Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
  • Eccl 5:1 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
  • Ps 66:3 — Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
  • Zech 7:2 — When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,