1 Samuel 8:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.”

1 Samuel 8:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 8:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 8:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Samuel told all Yahweh’s words to the people who asked him for a king.”

1 Samuel 8:10 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 8:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.”

1 Samuel 8:10 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 8:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,”

1 Samuel 8:10 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 8:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.”

1 Samuel 8:10 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 8:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So Samuel told all the wordes of the Lord vnto the people that asked a King of him.”

1 Samuel 8:10 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 8:10 in Context — 1 Samuel 8

8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.

11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

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What Does 1 Samuel 8:10 Mean?

1 Samuel 8:10 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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