1 Samuel 12:21 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

NIV: Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.

NASB: Indeed, you must not turn aside, for then you would go after useless things which cannot benefit or save, because they are useless.

CSB: Don't turn away to follow worthless things that can't profit or rescue you; they are worthless.

NLT: Don’t go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you — they are totally useless!

KJV: And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

NKJV: And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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