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So now, listen to their voice; (A)however, you shall solemnly [a]testify to them and tell them of (B)the [b]custom of the king who will reign over them.”

The People Refuse Samuel’s Words

10 So Samuel spoke all the words of Yahweh to (C)the people who had asked of him a king. 11 And he said, “(D)This will be the [c]custom of the king who will reign over you: (E)he will take your sons and appoint them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen, and (F)they will run before his chariots.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 8:9 Or warn
  2. 1 Samuel 8:9 Lit judgment
  3. 1 Samuel 8:11 Lit judgment