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1 Samuel 8:1
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1 Samuel 8:1
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Israel Demands a King
8 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.(A)
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1 Samuel 8:1
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- 1 Samuel 8:1 Traditionally judges
1 Samuel 8:5
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1 Samuel 8:5
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5 and said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow in your ways; appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”(A)
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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 8:20
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1 Samuel 8:20
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20 so that we also may be like other nations and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”(A)
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1 Samuel 8:20
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1 Samuel 8:20
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20 Then we will be like all the other nations,(A) with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”
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