and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now (A)appoint us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

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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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20

13 And now, (A)behold, the king whom you have chosen, (B)whom you have asked for, and behold, the Lord has [a]put a king over you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:13 Lit given

13 Now here is the king(A) you have chosen, the one you asked(B) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you.

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