When they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” Samuel considered their demand sinful, so he prayed to the Lord.

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But when they said, “Give us a king(A) to lead us,” this displeased(B) Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.

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17 Isn’t the wheat harvest today?(A) I will call on the Lord and He will send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you committed in the Lord’s sight by requesting a king for yourselves.”(B)

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17 Is it not wheat harvest(A) now? I will call(B) on the Lord to send thunder(C) and rain.(D) And you will realize what an evil(E) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

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19 They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants,(A) so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.”(B)

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19 The people all said to Samuel, “Pray(A) to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die,(B) for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”

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23 “As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you.(A) I will teach you the good and right way.

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23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray(A) for you. And I will teach(B) you the way that is good and right.

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