Catholic Public Domain Version
"and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.” "
— 1 Samuel 8:20, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“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."”
“We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.””
“And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles for us.”
“So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.”
“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.”
Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.
And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”
But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,
and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them to the ears of the Lord.
Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Let each one go to his own city.”