1 Samuel 8:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”
1 Samuel 8:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 8:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 8:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.””
1 Samuel 8:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 8:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. ”
1 Samuel 8:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 8:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'”
1 Samuel 8:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 8:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars. ”
1 Samuel 8:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 8:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And we also will be like all other nations, and our King shall iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.”
1 Samuel 8:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 8:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 8
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the Lord will not hear you in that day.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
22 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.
What Does 1 Samuel 8:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 8:20 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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