1 Samuel 12:2

Samuel’s Farewell Address · 1 Samuel 12:1–25
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Translations

Modern
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
Traditional
And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Literal
And here is the king, walking before you, and I am old and have become gray. And my sons, behold, are with you, and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
Latin
Et nunc rex graditur ante vos: ego autem senui, et incanui: porro filii mei vobiscum sunt: itaque conversatus coram vobis ab adolescentia mea usque ad hanc diem, ecce præsto sum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

Notes

The confirmation of Saul as king at Gilgal was the last step in making him king (1 Samuel 11:12–15). It was also a suitable time for Samuel to give his farewell speech as Israel's leader.

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel

Events

Glossary

Bethel (Place), Bethelite Gray Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Samuel: His Integrity As a Judge and Ruler The Hair: White or Gray: A Token of Age