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1 Samuel 8:22

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And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

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  1. 1 Samuel 8:20

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

  2. 1 Samuel 8:21

    And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.