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1 Samuel 8:6
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1 Samuel 8:6
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6 But when they said, “Give us a king(A) to lead us,” this displeased(B) Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.
1 Samuel 8:6
King James Version
1 Samuel 8:6
King James Version
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
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1 Samuel 12:17
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1 Samuel 12:17
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17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king.
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1 Samuel 12:19
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1 Samuel 12:19
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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.”
1 Samuel 12:19
King James Version
1 Samuel 12:19
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19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
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1 Samuel 12:23
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1 Samuel 12:23
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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.
1 Samuel 12:23
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1 Samuel 12:23
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23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
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