1 Samuel 12:22

KJ21

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.

ASV

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.

AMP

The Lord will not abandon His people for His great name’s sake, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

AMPC

The Lord will not forsake His people for His great name’s sake, for it has pleased Him to make you a people for Himself.

BRG

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.

CSB

The Lord will not abandon his people, because of his great name and because he has determined to make you his own people.

CEB

For the sake of his reputation, the Lord won’t abandon his people, because the Lord has decided to make you his very own people.

CJB

For the sake of his great reputation, Adonai will not abandon his people; because it has pleased Adonai to make you a people for himself.

CEV

But the Lord has chosen you to be his own people. He will always take care of you so that everyone will know how great he is.

DARBY

For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.

DRA

And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.

ERV

“But the Lord won’t leave his people. No, the Lord was pleased to make you his own people. So for his own good name, he won’t leave you.

EASY

The Lord was pleased to choose you to be his own people. He will show that he is faithful and he will not leave you alone.

EHV

For the sake of his great name, the Lord will not forsake his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own people for himself.

ESV

For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.

ESVUK

For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.

EXB

For his own [^Lname’s] sake, the Lord won’t ·leave [abandon; reject; desert] his people. ·Instead, [For; Because] he was pleased to make you his own people.

GNV

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.

For the sake of his great name, the Lord will not abandon his people, because the Lord wants to make you his people.

GNT

The Lord has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people.

HCSB

The Lord will not abandon His people, because of His great name and because He has determined to make you His own people.

ICB

For his own sake, the Lord won’t leave his people. Instead, he was pleased to make you his own people.

ISV

Indeed, the Lord won’t abandon His people for the sake of His great name, for the Lord desires to make you a people for himself.

JUB

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake because it has pleased the LORD to make you his people.

KJV

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.

AKJV

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.

LSB

For Yahweh will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because Yahweh has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

LEB

For Yahweh will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name, because Yahweh has decided to make you his own people.

TLB

The Lord will not abandon his chosen people, for that would dishonor his great name. He made you a special nation for himself—just because he wanted to!

MSG

Samuel said to them, “Don’t be fearful. It’s true that you have done something very wrong. All the same, don’t turn your back on God. Worship and serve him heart and soul! Don’t chase after ghost-gods. There’s nothing to them. They can’t help you. They’re nothing but ghost-gods! God, simply because of who he is, is not going to walk off and leave his people. God took delight in making you into his very own people.

MEV

As befits His great name, the Lord will not abandon His people. For it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.

NOG

For the sake of his great name, Yahweh will not abandon his people, because Yahweh wants to make you his people.

NABRE

For the sake of his own great name the Lord will not abandon his people, since the Lord has decided to make you his people.

NASB

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.

NASB1995

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.

NCB

The Lord will not abandon you because of his great name, for the Lord desired to make you his people.

NCV

For his own sake, the Lord won’t leave his people. Instead, he was pleased to make you his own people.

NET

The Lord will not abandon his people because he wants to uphold his great reputation. The Lord was pleased to make you his own people.

NIRV

But the Lord will be true to his great name. He won’t turn his back on his people. That’s because he was pleased to make you his own people.

NIV

For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.

NIVUK

For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own.

NKJV

For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.

NLV

The Lord will not leave His people alone, because of His great name. The Lord has been pleased to make you His people.

NLT

The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.

NRSVA