King James 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."
— 1 Samuel 8:20, King James 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."”
“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.”
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
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.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
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.