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31 “When you cross the Jordan to go in to occupy the land that the Lord your God is giving you and when you occupy it and live in it,(A)

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31 You are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession(A) of the land the Lord your God is giving(B) you. When you have taken it over and are living there,

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and said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow in your ways; appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”(A)

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They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king(A) to lead[a](B) us, such as all the other nations(C) have.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 8:5 Traditionally judge; also in verses 6 and 20

Israel’s Request for a King Granted

19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; they said, “No! We are determined to have a king over us,

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19 But the people refused(A) to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want(B) a king(C) over us.

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20 so that we also may be like other nations and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles.”(A)

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20 Then we will be like all the other nations,(A) with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.”

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