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1 Samuel 8:4-9

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}