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1 Samuel 8:19

The Lord Grants Israel’s Request

19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us,

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1 Samuel 8:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

1 Samuel 8:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

1 Samuel 8:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said.

1 Samuel 8:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 But the people would not listen to Samuel. They said, “No! We want a king to rule over us.

1 Samuel 8:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

19 But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 But the people refused to listen to Samuel. They said, “No, we want a king!

1 Samuel 8:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

1 Samuel 8:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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

1 Samuel 8:19 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

19 However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel and they said, “No, but there must be a king over us,

1 Samuel 8:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 In spite of what Samuel said, the people refused to listen to him. “No!” they said. “We want a king to rule over us.

1 Samuel 8:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, “No, but there shall be a king over us,


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