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1 Samuel 8:5-7
New English Translation
1 Samuel 8:5-7
New English Translation
5 They said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead[a] us, just like all the other nations have.”
6 But this request displeased Samuel, for[b] they said, “Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7 The Lord said to Samuel, “Do everything the people request of you.[c] For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.
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- 1 Samuel 8:5 tn Heb “judge” (also in v. 6).
- 1 Samuel 8:6 tn Heb “when.”
- 1 Samuel 8:7 tn Heb “Listen to the voice of the people, to all which they say to you.”
1 Samuel 8:5-7
New International Version
1 Samuel 8:5-7
New International Version
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.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king(D) to lead us,” this displeased(E) Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord told him: “Listen(F) to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected,(G) but they have rejected me as their king.(H)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20
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