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1 Samuel 8:5

The People Demand a King

1 Samuel 8:5

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And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

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1 Samuel 8:4

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

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1 Samuel 8:6

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.