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1 Samuel 8:4-20

8:4

Then all the elders
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of Israel
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gathered themselves together
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and came
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to Samuel
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unto Ramah
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8:5

And said
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unto him, Behold, thou art old
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and thy sons
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walk
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not in thy ways
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now make
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us a king
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to judge
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us like all the nations
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8:6

But the thing
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displeased
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Samuel
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when they said
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Give
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us a king
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to judge
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us. And Samuel
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prayed
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unto the LORD
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{displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of}

8:7

And the LORD
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said
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unto Samuel
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Hearken
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unto the voice
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of the people
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in all that they say
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unto thee: for they have not rejected
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thee, but they have rejected
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me, that I should not reign
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over them.

8:8

According to all the works
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which they have done
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since the day
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that I brought them up
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out of Egypt
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even unto this day
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wherewith they have forsaken
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me, and served
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other
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gods
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so do
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they also unto thee.

8:9

Now therefore hearken
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unto their voice
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howbeit
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yet protest
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solemnly
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unto them, and shew
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them the manner
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of the king
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that shall reign
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over them. {hearken...: or, obey} {howbeit...: or, notwithstanding when thou hast solemnly protested against them then thou shalt}

8:10

And Samuel
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told
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all the words
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of the LORD
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unto the people
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that asked
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of him a king
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8:11

And he said
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This will be the manner
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of the king
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that shall reign
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over you: He will take
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your sons
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and appoint
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[them] for himself, for his chariots
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and [to be] his horsemen
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and [some] shall run
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before
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his chariots
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8:12

And he will appoint
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him captains
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over thousands
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and captains
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over fifties
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and [will set them] to ear
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his ground
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and to reap
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his harvest
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and to make
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his instruments
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of war
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and instruments
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of his chariots
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8:13

And he will take
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your daughters
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[to be] confectionaries
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and [to be] cooks
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and [to be] bakers
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8:14

And he will take
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your fields
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and your vineyards
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and your oliveyards
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[even] the best
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[of them], and give
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[them] to his servants
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8:15

And he will take the tenth
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of your seed
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and of your vineyards
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and give
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to his officers
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and to his servants
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{officers: Heb. eunuchs}

8:16

And he will take
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your menservants
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and your maidservants
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and your goodliest
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young men
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and your asses
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and put
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[them] to his work
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8:17

He will take the tenth
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of your sheep
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and ye shall be his servants
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8:18

And ye shall cry out
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in that day
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because
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of your king
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which ye shall have chosen
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you; and the LORD
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will not hear
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you in that day
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8:19

Nevertheless the people
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refused
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to obey
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the voice
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of Samuel
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and they said
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Nay; but we will have a king
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over us;

8:20

That we also may be like all the nations
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and that our king
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may judge
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us, and go out
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before
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us, and fight
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our battles
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