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1 Samuel 8:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
1 Samuel 8:17-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. 18 And on that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you on that day.”(A)
Israel’s Request for a King Granted
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! We are determined to have a king over us,
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