1 Samuel 8:5
New King James Version
5 and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now (A)make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
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1 Samuel 8:5
New International Version
5 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.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20
1 Samuel 8:7
New King James Version
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for (A)they have not rejected you, but (B)they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.
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1 Samuel 8:7
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7 And the Lord told him: “Listen(A) to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected,(B) but they have rejected me as their king.(C)
1 Samuel 8:9
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9 Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and (A)show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.”
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1 Samuel 8:9
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9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know(A) what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
1 Samuel 8:20
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20 that we also may be (A)like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
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1 Samuel 8:20
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20 Then we will be like all the other nations,(A) with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
1 Samuel 8:22
New King James Version
22 So the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Heed their voice, and make them a king.”
And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Every man go to his city.”
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1 Samuel 8:22
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22 The Lord answered, “Listen(A) to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
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