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1 Samuel 8:22

1 Samuel 8:22 is verse 22 of 1 Samuel chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”

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1 Samuel 8:20–22 · Berean Standard Bible

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

21 Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.

22 “Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”

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Hebrew words

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֤הYahweh אֶלto שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel שְׁמַ֣עlisten בְּקוֹלָ֔םto voice their וְהִמְלַכְתָּ֥and you will make king לָהֶ֖םfor <the> them מֶ֑לֶךְa king וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel אֶלto אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael לְכ֖וּgo אִ֥ישׁeach man לְעִירֽוֹto own city his

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 8:7
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

Hosea 13:11
So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away.

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