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1 Samuel 8:22
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1 Samuel 8:22
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22 The Lord answered, “Listen(A) to them and give them a king.”
Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”
1 Samuel 8:22
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1 Samuel 8:22
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22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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1 Samuel 8:22
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1 Samuel 8:22
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22 So the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Heed their voice, and make them a king.”
And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Every man go to his city.”
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1 Samuel 12:1
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1 Samuel 12:1
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Samuel’s Farewell Speech
12 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened(A) to everything you said to me and have set a king(B) over you.
1 Samuel 12:1
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1 Samuel 12:1
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12 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
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1 Samuel 12:1
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1 Samuel 12:1
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Samuel’s Address at Saul’s Coronation
12 Now Samuel said to all Israel: “Indeed I have [a]heeded (A)your voice in all that you said to me, and (B)have made a king over you.
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