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

22 The Lord answered, “Listen(A) to them and give them a king.”

Then Samuel said to the Israelites, “Everyone go back to your own town.”

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