1 Samuel 8:19-22
New American Standard Bible 1995
19 Nevertheless, the people (A)refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us, 20 (B)that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” 21 Now after Samuel had heard all the words of the people, (C)he repeated them in the Lord’s hearing. 22 The Lord said to Samuel, “(D)Listen to their voice and [a]appoint them a king.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”
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- 1 Samuel 8:22 Lit cause a king to reign for them
1 Samuel 8:19-22
Young's Literal Translation
19 And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,
20 and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
21 And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
22 and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.' And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, `Go ye each to his city.'
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