Verse 20
1 Samuel 8:20
Geneva Bible
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And we also will be like all other nations, and our King shall iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיִ֥ינוּ גַם אֲנַ֖חְנוּ כְּ/כָל הַ/גּוֹיִ֑ם וּ/שְׁפָטָ֤/נוּ מַלְכֵּ֨/נוּ֙ וְ/יָצָ֣א לְ/פָנֵ֔י/נוּ וְ/נִלְחַ֖ם אֶת מִלְחֲמֹתֵֽ/נוּ
English Translation
And we also will be like all the nations, and our king will judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
When Samuel was nowe become olde, he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.
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(And the name of his eldest sonne was Ioel, and the name of the second Abiah) euen Iudges in Beer-sh...
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And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruert...
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Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,
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And said vnto him, Beholde, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: make vs nowe a Kin...
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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto...
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And the Lord said vnto Samuel, Heare the voyce of the people in all that they shall say vnto thee: f...
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As they haue euer done since I brought them out of Egypt euen vnto this day, (and haue forsaken me,...
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Nowe therefore hearken vnto their voyce: howbeit yet testifie vnto them, and shewe them the maner of...
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10
So Samuel told all the wordes of the Lord vnto the people that asked a King of him.
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And he saide, This shall be the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer you: he will take your sonn...
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12
Also he will make them his captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer fifties, and to eare his gro...
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13
He will also take your daughters and make them apoticaries, and cookes, and bakers.
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14
And he will take your fieldes, and your vineyardes, and your best Oliue trees, and giue them to his...
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And he will take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyards, and giue it to his Eunuches, and to...
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And he will take your men seruants, and your maide seruants, and the chiefe of your yong men, and yo...
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He will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.
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And ye shall crie out at that day, because of your King, whom ye haue chosen you, and the Lord will...
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19
But the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but did say, Nay, but there shall be a King ouer...
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And we also will be like all other nations, and our King shall iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and...
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Therefore when Samuel heard all ye wordes of ye people, he rehearsed the in ye eares of ye Lord.
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And the Lord saide to Samuel, Hearken vnto their voyce, and make them a King. And Samuel said vnto t...
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