They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not follow your example. Therefore, appoint a king to judge us the same as all the other nations have.”(A)

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They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king(A) to lead[a](B) us, such as all the other nations(C) have.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20

13 “Now here is the king you’ve chosen,(A) the one you requested.(B) Look, this is the king the Lord has placed over you.

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13 Now here is the king(A) you have chosen, the one you asked(B) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.

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