El panorama
1 Samuel 12 abre con “And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye…”, cambia cerca del versículo 13 con “Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and…” y termina con “But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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1 Samuel · Versión King James · 251 Samuel 12:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in…
1 Samuel 12:1–7 abre con “And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said…” y llega a “Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en 1 Samuel.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a…” Nombrar a Israel y Samuel mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen childhood, grayheaded, king. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
1 Samuel 12:1-7
Versión King James1And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
2And 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.
3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD , and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7Now 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.
1 Samuel 12:8-14
Versículos 8–14: When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD …
1 Samuel 12:8–14 abre con “When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD , then the LORD sent Moses…” y llega a “If ye will fear the LORD , and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en 1 Samuel.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD , then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which…” Nombrar a Egypt y Aaron mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into…” Nombrar a Hazor mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And they cried unto the LORD , and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD , and have served Baalim…” Nombrar a Ashtaroth y Baalim mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
1 Samuel 12:8-14
Versión King James8When 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.
9And 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.
10And 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.
11And 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.
12And 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.
13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
14If ye will fear the LORD , and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD , then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
1 Samuel 12:15-21
Versículos 15–21: If ye will not obey the voice of the LORD , but rebel against the…
1 Samuel 12:15–21 abre con “But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD , but rebel against the commandment of the LORD …” y llega a “And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en 1 Samuel.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD , but rebel against the commandment of the LORD , then shall the hand of…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen eyes, LORD, stand. Su relación con los versículos 15 y 17 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
1 Samuel 12:15-21
Versión King James15But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD , but rebel against the commandment of the LORD , then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD , and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD , in asking you a king.
18So Samuel called unto the LORD ; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
19And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD , but serve the LORD with all your heart;
21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
1 Samuel 12:22-25
Versículos 22–25: For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake…
1 Samuel 12:22–25 abre con “For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the…” y llega a “But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en 1 Samuel.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
1 Samuel 12:22-25
Versión King James22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
23Moreover 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:
24Only fear the LORD , and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
1 Samuel 12:1 comienza con “And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
1 Samuel 12:13 forma un giro natural: “Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.”
La nota final
1 Samuel 12:25 deja al lector con “But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, king, hand, Samuel, people, fathers ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.