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1 Samuel 8:3-5
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3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.

4 So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. 5 They said to him, ‘You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead[a] us, such as all the other nations have.’

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