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1 Samuel 8:4
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1 Samuel 8:4
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4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
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1 Samuel 8:4
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1 Samuel 8:4
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1 Samuel 8:5
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1 Samuel 8:5
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5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
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1 Samuel 8:5
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1 Samuel 8:5
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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.”
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- 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20
1 Samuel 8:7
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1 Samuel 8:7
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7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
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1 Samuel 8:7
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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)
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