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1 Samuel 8:9-11
The Voice
1 Samuel 8:9-11
The Voice
9 So listen to what they are asking you to do, but make it plain to them what they are asking. Warn them about what will happen if a king is appointed to rule them.
10 So Samuel told the people who were asking for a king what the Eternal One had said.
Samuel: 11 If a king rules over you, things will be different from now on. He will make your sons drive his chariots, be his horsemen, and go into battle ahead of his chariots.
1 Samuel 8:9-11
New International Version
1 Samuel 8:9-11
New International Version
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.”
10 Samuel told(B) all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take(C) your sons and make them serve(D) with his chariots and horses, and they will run in front of his chariots.(E)
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